The small town of Vinton, Louisiana is situated in the heart of Calcasieu Parish. The town of 70668 has a strong sense of community and political involvement. Residents take great pride in participating in local elections and championing their chosen candidates. Local issues that are important to the people of Vinton include economic development, infrastructure, education, and environmental protection. Every election cycle, candidates from each party strive to earn the support and votes from the citizens of Vinton. Elected officials in this area work diligently to make sure that they are responsive to their constituents’ needs. It is an honor for any candidate to be part of the political process in this vibrant community.
The political climate in Zip 70668 (Vinton, LA) is strongly conservative.
Calcasieu County, LA is very conservative. In Calcasieu County, LA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calcasieu parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 31.4%.
Calcasieu county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70668 (Vinton, LA) is strongly conservative.
Vinton, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Calcasieu County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Lake Charles Metro Area is very 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.
Vinton, 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 70668 (Vinton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $4,356 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $24,423 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $718 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)