Eastwood is a small city in Louisiana that is known for its tight-knit community and strong sense of pride. Although the city has been historically conservative in its political views, recent elections have seen an increase in progressive candidates that are beginning to make their mark on the city’s politics. In Eastwood, issues such as education reform, environmental protection and economic growth are all topics of discussion at the local level. The city’s political landscape has shifted significantly from prior decades when it was a stronghold for the Republican party. Now a diverse range of voices can be heard as residents come together to ensure that their needs are represented in local government decisions. As more progressive ideas continue to grow within Eastwood, the future of politics in the city looks bright and exciting.
The political climate in Eastwood, LA is strongly conservative.
Bossier County, LA is very conservative. In Bossier County, LA 28.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bossier parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.7%.
Bossier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eastwood, LA is strongly conservative.
Bossier County, Louisiana is very 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.
Eastwood, 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 Eastwood, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 630 contributions totaling $21,030 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 266 contributions totaling $68,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)