The city of 70584 Sunset, LA is a vibrant community with many active citizens involved in local politics. The political landscape in the area is diverse and encompasses a wide range of voices representing the interests of the residents. Many initiatives have been introduced to address local issues, from increasing economic opportunities to protecting the environment. Elected officials are dedicated to helping their constituents and ensuring that their rights are respected. Residents have an opportunity to become engaged and make their voices heard through voting in elections or speaking with elected officials about important issues. There is also a strong network of organizations working together to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard, from civic groups to neighborhood associations. By coming together, residents can create meaningful change in their community and shape its future for the better.
The political climate in Zip 70584 (Sunset, LA) is somewhat conservative.
St. Landry County, LA is somewhat conservative. In St. Landry County, LA 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Landry parish remained strongly Republican, 56.3% to 42.2%.
St. Landry county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70584 (Sunset, LA) is somewhat conservative.
Sunset, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
St. Landry County, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
Opelousas 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.
Sunset, Louisiana: d 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 70584 (Sunset)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $3,198 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $112,651 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)