The 70124 zip code represents the Uptown area of New Orleans, LA. As with most areas of the city, this zip code is a heavily Democratic area. In the last election cycle, many local Democrats ran for office including Cedric Richmond in Congressional District 2 and LaToya Cantrell in Mayoralty races. The citizens of the 70124 zip code have consistently voted for progressive candidates who prioritize issues such as education, criminal justice reform and equality. There are also several civil rights organizations that actively work to promote social change in this part of town, such as The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and The Urban League of Greater New Orleans (ULGNO). This part of town is an incredibly diverse place with people from many cultures and backgrounds living side by side. It is a vibrant community focused on making life better for its residents by supporting progressive causes and politicians alike.
The political climate in Zip 70124 (New Orleans, LA) is strongly liberal.
Orleans County, LA is very liberal. In Orleans County, LA 83.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 15.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans parish remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 83.1% to 15.0%.
Orleans county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70124 (New Orleans, LA) is strongly liberal.
New Orleans, Louisiana is strongly liberal.
Orleans County, Louisiana is very liberal.
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.
New Orleans, Louisiana: D D 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 70124 (New Orleans)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,130 contributions totaling $262,889 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 610 contributions totaling $386,377 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $633 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)