Belcher, LA is a small town located in the northern part of Louisiana near the Arkansas border. It has a population of about 2,000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and laid-back lifestyle. Politically, Belcher is strongly conservative and largely supports Republican candidates at both local and state levels. Every two years, citizens of Belcher vote for local representatives in the Louisiana House of Representatives and Louisiana State Senate races. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the lives of everyone in Belcher. The Republican Party dominates local politics, with most members holding strong beliefs on issues such as gun control, abortion rights, immigration laws, taxes and economic policy. In recent years, more progressive politicians have stepped forward to make their voices heard in Bellcher’s political landscape. Through grassroots initiatives such as voter registration drives and educational campaigns, they hope to bring new perspectives to their community's decision-making process.
The political climate in Belcher, LA is leaning conservative.
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
Belcher, LA is leaning conservative.
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.
Belcher, 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 Belcher, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $4,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $910 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)