Livingston, LA is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It is home to a diverse population with a variety of different backgrounds. Politically, Livingston is governed at the local level by a mayor and city council members who are elected by the citizens. The city provides many services for its residents, including public safety, infrastructure improvements, parks and recreation, and economic development. There are numerous political candidates who come from the local area and represent various parties to discuss issues that affect the people of Livingston. These candidates engage in debates to better understand their constituents' needs and advocate for policies which will improve their quality of life. This competition helps to ensure that residents have access to multiple perspectives when making decisions on how best to progress their community.
The political climate in Livingston, LA is very conservative.
Livingston County, LA is very conservative. In Livingston County, LA 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.2%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Livingston, LA is very conservative.
Livingston County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Baton Rouge 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.
Livingston, 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 Livingston, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 244 contributions totaling $71,458 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)