Shreveport, Louisiana is the third largest city by population in the state, boasting a population of nearly 200,000 citizens. The local political scene in Shreveport is diverse and exciting, featuring a wide range of candidates representing both major parties. In recent years, the city has seen an influx of new political faces with fresh ideas about how to best serve their constituents. With city elections happening every four years, there are always plenty of people running for office and making their voices heard. Additionally, the city hosts several large-scale nonpartisan events each year that bring together politicians from all parties and backgrounds to discuss important issues facing the community. Local leaders have also made efforts to build bridges between citizens and their representatives, encouraging open dialogue and constructive civil engagement across party lines.
The political climate in Shreveport, LA is somewhat liberal.
Caddo County, LA is leaning liberal. In Caddo County, LA 52.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caddo parish remained moderately Democratic, 52.5% to 45.8%.
Caddo county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shreveport, LA is somewhat liberal.
Caddo County, Louisiana is leaning liberal.
Shreveport-Bossier City 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.
Shreveport, Louisiana: d r d d d d
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 Shreveport, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19,386 contributions totaling $4,002,821 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21,569 contributions totaling $14,680,442 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $681 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)