Jena, Louisiana is a small town located in La Salle Parish. The town has a rich history of political engagement and involvement from its citizens. Jena's political process is represented by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, who work together to pass legislation and set policy for the small community. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen also have responsibility to represent the needs of all citizens in their discussions when debating issues that affect the local population. Additionally, citizens have an active role in local politics through voting for local candidates during election cycles as well as participating in rallies or other forms of protest. Overall, Jena provides a unique example of how a small community can make its voice heard politically through active participation from its citizens.
The political climate in Jena, LA is strongly conservative.
LaSalle County, LA is very conservative. In LaSalle County, LA 9.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaSalle parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.1% to 9.0%.
LaSalle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jena, LA is strongly conservative.
LaSalle County, Louisiana 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.
Jena, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Jena, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $24,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 235 contributions totaling $153,110 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $652 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)