Claiborne, Louisiana is a small town located in the northern region of the state. Politically, Claiborne is largely a conservative stronghold and has traditionally voted Republican in national elections. The local political scene is dominated by the Republican Party, which has held power for many years. Local candidates often align themselves with conservative principles, such as lower taxes and traditional family values. However, there are also progressive voices in the community that advocate for more progressive policies, such as increased access to healthcare and improved economic opportunity for all residents. Regardless of their political beliefs, most Claiborne residents take civic engagement seriously and vote in every election.
The political climate in Claiborne, LA is moderately 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
Claiborne, LA is moderately 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.
Claiborne, 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 Claiborne, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $15,287 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 405 contributions totaling $106,766 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)