Columbia, LA is a small town located in the state of Louisiana and is known for its strong Southern heritage and traditions. The local political scene is mostly influenced by the Democratic party, with notable candidates representing the area in federal and state offices. At the local level, Columbia residents are represented by members of both major parties who have been elected to serve on their respective boards and commissions. These local representatives focus on issues that affect the community, such as infrastructure projects, economic development, education, public safety, and healthcare. Local political candidates strive to make sure that their constituents’ needs are met while they are in office. In addition to these representatives, residents also have access to numerous voting options from local ballot initiatives to national elections. Columbia citizens take an active role in deciding who will represent them at all levels of government through their votes.
The political climate in Columbia, 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
Columbia, 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.
Columbia, 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 Columbia, 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)