Waggaman, LA, with the zip code of 70094, is a small town in Jefferson Parish located just outside of New Orleans. The town is known for its tight-knit community and rural feel. In terms of politics, Waggaman is part of the 2nd Congressional District in Louisiana and is represented by Congressman Cedric Richmond. On the local level, Waggaman falls under the jurisdiction of the Jefferson Parish Council and voting districts are determined by local geography. Politically speaking, Waggaman has been largely supportive of Democratic candidates in recent years, though not overwhelmingly so. As a whole, it has become increasingly progressive through its stance on social issues while maintaining fiscal conservatism.
The political climate in Zip 70094 (Waggaman, LA) is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, LA is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, LA 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson parish remained strongly Republican, 54.7% to 43.6%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70094 (Waggaman, LA) is leaning conservative.
Waggaman, Louisiana is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
New Orleans-Metairie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Waggaman, 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 70094 (Waggaman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 164 contributions totaling $16,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $25,983 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $604 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)