Forest, LA is a small town located in the southeastern part of Louisiana. While it has a relatively low population, it boasts strong political representation. Local politicians are focused on protecting the rights of citizens and creating opportunities for their communities to flourish. The people of Forest have elected officials who are dedicated to improving healthcare, education, infrastructure, and economic development. They are also passionate about protecting natural resources and promoting sustainable practices. With support from its representatives, Forest is committed to being a vibrant place to live and work.
The political climate in Forest, LA is strongly conservative.
West Carroll County, LA is very conservative. In West Carroll County, LA 14.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, West Carroll parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.5% to 14.1%.
West Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forest, LA is strongly conservative.
West Carroll 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.
Forest, 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 Forest, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $24,697 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $363 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)