The politics in Moss Bluff, Louisiana (70611) are driven by the values and needs of the local community. This small town has a population of just over 2,700 people, and is located in Calcasieu Parish. The parish is governed by a five-member Police Jury, three of which are elected from the parish at large and two from each district within it. Each year, residents can vote for their representatives in the Police Jury, as well as other local offices like School Board and Sheriff. On the larger scale, residents also have the opportunity to vote in national elections for state representatives as well as Senators and President. Local issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure maintenance and education reform are important to citizens in Moss Bluff. Political leaders within the area strive to represent their constituents while advocating for improvements that will benefit both the community and its surrounding areas.
The political climate in Zip 70611 (Moss Bluff, LA) is strongly conservative.
Calcasieu County, LA is very conservative. In Calcasieu County, LA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calcasieu parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 31.4%.
Calcasieu county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70611 (Moss Bluff, LA) is strongly conservative.
Moss Bluff, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Calcasieu County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Lake Charles 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.
Moss Bluff, 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 70611 (Moss Bluff)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $11,186 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $30,163 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)