Bogalusa, LA is located in Washington Parish and is home to a diverse population of people. The city's local government is made up of various elected officials from the mayor down to the district council members. As the city continues to grow, so does its politics. In recent years, Bogalusa citizens have increasingly become more politically active and involved in local elections, debates and discussions surrounding current issues facing their community. Local candidates for office have included both Democrats and Republicans who have voiced their views on education, infrastructure, economic development and more. With citizens having access to a variety of perspectives and opinions on how best to move the city forward, it has created an environment that encourages dialogue and collaboration between all sides in order to build better communities for everyone living in Bogalusa.
The political climate in Bogalusa, LA is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, LA is very conservative. In Washington County, LA 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 30.6%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bogalusa, LA is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Bogalusa 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.
Bogalusa, 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 Bogalusa, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $4,004 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 188 contributions totaling $30,408 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)