Castor, LA is a small town located in the central part of Louisiana. Despite its size, Castor has an active political scene, with several local candidates running for various positions each election cycle. These candidates have different backgrounds and ideologies, reflecting the diverse population that makes up Castor's community. From school board members to city council representatives, local politicians strive to make sure people's voices are heard and their concerns addressed. Additionally, there are many opportunities for citizens to get involved in politics by attending town hall meetings or joining civic organizations such as neighborhood associations or charities. In Castor, LA there is no shortage of ways for residents to participate in their local politics and make a difference in their community.
The political climate in Castor, LA is moderately conservative.
Bienville County, LA is somewhat conservative. In Bienville County, LA 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bienville parish remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 43.5%.
Bienville county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Castor, LA is moderately conservative.
Bienville County, Louisiana 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.
Castor, Louisiana: d 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 Castor, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $96 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)