Springfield, LA (70462) is an unincorporated community located in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is a small, yet vibrant community of just under 3,000 people. Though Springfield does not have its own local political candidates or governing body, it is still heavily impacted by the politics within the greater Baton Rouge area. The politics in the city are often determined by the decisions made at state and federal levels. For example, citizens of Springfield are affected by the taxes and laws put in place by state representatives from the surrounding areas. Additionally, many of Springfield's residents vote in Congressional races and other national elections to help influence and shape public policy across the country. All in all, while Springfield does not have any local political candidates running for office, its citizens are still greatly impacted by politics and encouraged to stay informed and engaged when it comes to important issues affecting their community.
The political climate in Zip 70462 (Springfield, LA) is very conservative.
Livingston County, LA is very conservative. In Livingston County, LA 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.2%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70462 (Springfield, LA) is very conservative.
Springfield, Louisiana is very conservative.
Livingston County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Baton Rouge Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Louisiana is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Springfield, Louisiana: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 70462 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $78,941 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,611 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $79,998 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,569 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)