In 70592 Youngsville, LA, the local politics are centered around a number of issues that are important to the community. These include economic development, education, public health and safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. The city council consists of seven members who are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the city as well as setting long-term goals for the community. Local elections are held every four years and residents can vote for candidates who share their values and vision for the future of Youngsville. There is also an active civic engagement program which encourages residents to get involved in their local government by attending meetings or taking part in discussions on important matters.
The political climate in Zip 70592 (Youngsville, LA) is strongly conservative.
Lafayette County, LA is strongly conservative. In Lafayette County, LA 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.7%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70592 (Youngsville, LA) is strongly conservative.
Youngsville, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Lafayette County, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Lafayette 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.
Youngsville, 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 70592 (Youngsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 223 contributions totaling $17,226 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $88,587 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $422 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)