The politics in 70815 Baton Rouge, LA is highly influenced by the diverse population of the area. With a population of just over 186,000 people in the 70815 zip code, there is a wide variety of different political ideologies and beliefs represented. One of the most prominent politicians from the area is Congressman Cedric Richmond, who represents Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. There are also a number of local candidates who are running for various positions in local government, including Mayor Sharon Weston Broome and City Council members LaMont Cole, Erika L Green, and Matt Watson. These candidates have varying platforms that focus on issues like job growth and economic development, infrastructure improvements, and public safety initiatives. The politics of 70815 Baton Rouge, LA are further shaped by these candidates' efforts to ensure that their constituents' needs are met and that everyone has access to quality services.
The political climate in Zip 70815 (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 70815 (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 70815 (Baton Rouge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 241 contributions totaling $18,702 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 304 contributions totaling $44,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)