Winnsboro, Louisiana is a small town in Franklin Parish that has a close-knit community. The politics of the area are largely centered around local issues, such as education, infrastructure, and business development. Many people become involved in the local political process through their involvement in their churches and community organizations. Local politicians take an active role in engaging the residents of Winnsboro to discuss important topics and work together on solutions to common problems. Candidates typically have strong relationships with these organizations and strive to provide leadership to help move the town forward. The people of Winnsboro care deeply about their community and take pride in their civic engagement efforts.
The political climate in Winnsboro, LA is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, LA is very conservative. In Franklin County, LA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 27.3%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winnsboro, LA is somewhat conservative.
Franklin 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.
Winnsboro, 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 Winnsboro, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $4,740 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 408 contributions totaling $52,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)