Cotton Valley, LA is a small town located in the northwest corner of Louisiana. It is home to a vibrant and diverse community that values its rich history and culture. Politically, the town has traditionally been conservative, leaning towards Republican candidates in recent elections. The mayor and city council members are elected by the residents of Cotton Valley every four years. The current mayor is Peggy Smith, who was elected in 2019. During her tenure, she has focused on increasing public safety and promoting economic growth for the area. She has also worked to improve infrastructure and strengthen relationships between local businesses and residents. Additionally, she has been an advocate for environmental protection initiatives throughout the region. In addition to the local mayoral race, Cotton Valley is part of Louisiana's 8th congressional district which includes several other towns and cities in the area. Residents of Cotton Valley can vote at any of these polling locations during general elections.
The political climate in Cotton Valley, LA is moderately conservative.
Webster County, LA is strongly conservative. In Webster County, LA 33.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 33.9%.
Webster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cotton Valley, LA is moderately conservative.
Webster County, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
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.
Cotton Valley, 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 Cotton Valley, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)