Bossier, LA County is a great place to be politically active. There are various political groups and organizations that are present in the area and people of all backgrounds actively participate in local politics. The Bossier Parish Government is responsible for passing laws and ordinances to ensure the safety and well-being of its residents. Elected officials such as mayors, city council members, police chiefs, local judges, sheriff’s deputies and parish councilors represent the citizens of Bossier in decision-making processes. These officials also seek to foster an environment of understanding between diverse communities within the parish. With their hard work and dedication, these leaders help shape the future of Bossier, LA County for the betterment of its people.
The political climate in Bossier County, LA is very conservative.
In Bossier County, LA 28.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bossier parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.7%.
Bossier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bossier County, LA is very conservative.
Shreveport-Bossier City 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.
Bossier, 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 Bossier County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,293 contributions totaling $260,295 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,559 contributions totaling $720,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $462 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)