Banks Springs, LA is a small town located in the south of the state near Mississippi. Politics here are mostly regional and center around local issues that affect the residents. Local candidates running for office are often people who have grown up in the area and understand the needs of its citizens. There is an active dialogue among all sides of political opinion, as well as respect for each other's views. While it may not be a hotly contested national issue, Banks Springs politics serve to ensure that the community remains vibrant and prosperous.
The political climate in Banks Springs, LA is moderately conservative.
Caldwell County, LA is very conservative. In Caldwell County, LA 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caldwell parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.5% to 15.6%.
Caldwell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Banks Springs, LA is moderately conservative.
Caldwell 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.
Banks Springs, 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 Banks Springs, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $4,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $10,096 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)