Arcadia, LA is a small town in the southern United States with a population of approximately 5,000 people. The local politics in Arcadia are governed by the City Council, which is responsible for managing the day-to-day functioning of the city. They are charged with making decisions concerning public safety, infrastructure improvements, zoning ordinances and other aspects of city life. In addition to the City Council, there are also several citizen committees that work closely with them to ensure their decision making is effective. These committees include a Parks & Recreation Department, Public Works Department and Planning & Zoning Department. They all work together to provide guidance on how best to use public funds and resources within Arcadia. All major political decisions are voted upon by the City Council members and citizens have an equal chance to voice any opinions or concerns they may have.
The political climate in Arcadia, LA is leaning conservative.
Bienville County, LA is somewhat conservative. In Bienville County, LA 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bienville parish remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 43.5%.
Bienville county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arcadia, LA is leaning conservative.
Bienville County, Louisiana 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.
Arcadia, Louisiana: d 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 Arcadia, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $7,208 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $26,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $411 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)