The politics in Oakdale, LA are deeply entrenched in the small-town community. From local mayors to city council members, the people of Oakdale have chosen their representatives carefully and taken an active role in deciding their future. The mayor of Oakdale is responsible for the overall well being of the town, from public services to economic growth initiatives. The City Council is comprised of five elected members who help shape municipal policies and regulations that affect its citizens. The local political landscape is further shaped by various civic organizations such as churches, schools and community groups that serve to inform and guide decision making at the city level. With a history steeped in tradition and an eye on progress, Oakdale remains focused on creating a better future for its citizens.
The political climate in Oakdale, LA is moderately conservative.
Allen County, LA is very conservative. In Allen County, LA 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allen parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 21.5%.
Allen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakdale, LA is moderately conservative.
Allen 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.
Oakdale, 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 Oakdale, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $8,766 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 318 contributions totaling $173,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $546 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)