Fort Polk North is a small town located in Louisiana and is the home to many families. The political climate in this area is generally conservative, with Republican candidates being favored at the polls every year. Although there is no direct representation of Fort Polk North in the state or federal government, many of its residents are active in local politics and regularly attend meetings and participate in discussions that affect their community. Local elections often come down to a few key issues, such as education, healthcare, public safety, and taxes. Residents take pride in their town and strive to make it a better place for all through participation in local politics.
The political climate in Fort Polk North, LA is somewhat conservative.
Vernon County, LA is very conservative. In Vernon County, LA 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vernon parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.7% to 16.8%.
Vernon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Polk North, LA is somewhat conservative.
Vernon County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Fort Polk South 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.
Fort Polk North, 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 Fort Polk North, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 151 contributions totaling $6,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 201 contributions totaling $87,947 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)