Monroe, Louisiana is a vibrant city with a diverse population and a long history of political engagement. The politics in Monroe are closely tied to the local economy and the larger state context of Louisiana. There is an active two-party system in which Republicans and Democrats both hold office. Local government is responsible for providing public services such as schools, police, fire protection, public works, and economic development. Residents can also engage politically through locally elected officials who serve on city councils, county commissions, school boards, judicial districts, and other organizations. In addition to voting for local candidates in elections, citizens can participate in public forums or attend town halls to voice their opinions on important issues affecting their area. Political activism has always been an important part of life in Monroe and continues to be so today.
The political climate in Monroe, LA is leaning conservative.
Ouachita County, LA is moderately conservative. In Ouachita County, LA 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ouachita parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.1% to 37.5%.
Ouachita county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monroe, LA is leaning conservative.
Ouachita County, Louisiana is moderately conservative.
Monroe Metro Area is strongly 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.
Monroe, 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 Monroe, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,791 contributions totaling $506,988 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,818 contributions totaling $2,240,370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $587 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)