Sikes, LA is a small town located in the southwest corner of Louisiana. The town has a long history of political engagement and activism, with citizens actively involved in local government at all levels. The town elects its own Mayor, City Council Members, and other officials every four years to serve the community's needs. Local elections are often heated due to the passionate engagement of the townspeople in their politics. Issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure development, and economic fairness can be contentious topics throughout the election cycle. Sikes has seen recent success in these areas through strong municipal leadership and citizens who are willing to stand up for what they believe is right for their community. This dedication to public service ensures that Sikes remains a thriving place to live and work for generations to come.
The political climate in Sikes, LA is strongly conservative.
Winn County, LA is very conservative. In Winn County, LA 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winn parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 24.8%.
Winn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sikes, LA is strongly conservative.
Winn 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.
Sikes, 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 Sikes, 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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)