Pineville, LA is a small city located in Central Louisiana. It has a rich history and community culture that is reflected in its politics. The city is governed by an elected Mayor and City Council, who are responsible for setting and enforcing the laws of the city. Local elections are held every four years, with candidates campaigning on their platforms of economic development, public safety, transportation infrastructure, education reform and environmental protection. Voters have the opportunity to choose from a range of experienced leaders who strive to improve the quality of life in Pineville. The city provides residents with numerous opportunities for civic engagement such as participating in town hall meetings, attending public hearings and volunteering in local campaigns. Through these methods citizens can help shape the direction of their city's future.
The political climate in Pineville, LA is somewhat conservative.
Rapides County, LA is very conservative. In Rapides County, LA 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rapides parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.1%.
Rapides county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pineville, LA is somewhat conservative.
Rapides County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Alexandria Metro Area 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.
Pineville, 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 Pineville, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,935 contributions totaling $52,279 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 815 contributions totaling $271,443 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)