The politics of 70820 Baton Rouge, LA is largely influenced by the city's population, which is predominantly African American and Hispanic. The neighborhoods in this area are generally progressive and have a sizable number of registered voters. Many local elections have been won in recent years due to increased voter turn out and a large base of support from community members. There are numerous candidates running for office in 70820 Baton Rouge, LA who strive to make positive changes for the citizens of the city. These candidates bring with them various backgrounds and different ideas for improving the quality of life in this community. It is important to keep informed about the different political views of these individuals so citizens can make an educated decision when it comes time to cast their vote.
The political climate in Zip 70820 (Baton Rouge, LA) is somewhat liberal.
East Baton Rouge County, LA is somewhat liberal. In East Baton Rouge County, LA 55.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, East Baton Rouge parish remained strongly Democratic, 55.5% to 42.5%.
East Baton Rouge county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70820 (Baton Rouge, LA) is somewhat liberal.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana is somewhat liberal.
East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana is somewhat liberal.
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.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: r r d d d D
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 70820 (Baton Rouge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 844 contributions totaling $24,992 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $36,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)