Clayton, Louisiana is a small town in the Ouachita Parish, with a population of just over 1,400 people. The local politics of Clayton are dominated by the Republican Party, with many candidates running for various roles within the town government. Recent elections have seen some heated campaigns by both sides as they strive to win over the citizens of Clayton. The local mayor is elected every four years and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of town governance. Other elected positions include three council members and several other roles that are appointed by the mayor or council after election day. In addition to these positions, there are numerous volunteer organizations that help to keep Clayton running smoothly. These groups range from those that oversee road maintenance to those who provide food and shelter assistance to those in need in Clayton.
The political climate in Clayton, LA is leaning conservative.
Concordia County, LA is strongly conservative. In Concordia County, LA 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Concordia parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 36.0%.
Concordia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clayton, LA is leaning conservative.
Concordia County, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Natchez Metro Area is leaning 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.
Clayton, 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 Clayton, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $13,515 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $751 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $12,226 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)