Ferriday, Louisiana is a small community situated within Concordia Parish. It is primarily known for its interesting history and charming atmosphere. The town has a strong sense of community pride, and locals are often eager to get involved in local politics. Elections are held each year to determine the mayor and city council members of Ferriday. These elections are often hotly contested, with citizens taking an active role in determining the future of their town. Candidates run on platforms that address local issues such as economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvement projects. Additionally, a number of initiatives are implemented by the city council each year which aim to improve quality of life in Ferriday. As a result, Ferriday residents take great pride in their democracy and the political process that shapes their community’s future.
The political climate in Ferriday, 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
Ferriday, 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.
Ferriday, 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 Ferriday, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $26,830 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $789 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $24,382 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)