Oak Grove, LA is a small, rural town located in the northern part of the state. The politics of this small town are largely centered around local issues such as education and infrastructure. Local elections are highly contested as residents strive to make Oak Grove a better place to live. A number of local political candidates have emerged in recent years, representing both major political parties and several independent groups. These candidates are focused on improving the quality of life for the citizens of Oak Grove, strengthening local businesses, and preserving the unique character and culture of the community. Community members come together to support their preferred candidates or issues, ensuring that their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Oak Grove, LA is strongly conservative.
West Carroll County, LA is very conservative. In West Carroll County, LA 14.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, West Carroll parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.5% to 14.1%.
West Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Grove, LA is strongly conservative.
West Carroll County, Louisiana 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.
Oak Grove, 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 Oak Grove, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $49,394 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $363 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)