Walker, LA is a small town located in the state of Louisiana. It has a local government that is responsible for managing the affairs of the community. The local government consists of a mayor and five council members who are elected by the citizens of Walker. As part of their duties, these elected officials represent the interests of Walker's citizens in regional and state politics. In addition to representing their constituents, they are also responsible for creating policies and legislation that help to improve the quality of life in Walker. Local issues such as public safety, education, economic development, and infrastructure improvement are all important topics that are addressed by these elected officials. Furthermore, Walker's representatives often engage in advocating for important statewide initiatives that could benefit their community and its residents. Through this work, they ensure that the voice of their constituents is heard on many different levels within Louisiana’s political system.
The political climate in Walker, LA is strongly conservative.
Livingston County, LA is very conservative. In Livingston County, LA 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.2%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walker, LA is strongly conservative.
Livingston County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Baton Rouge Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Walker, 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 Walker, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $43,733 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 514 contributions totaling $203,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)