Marion, Louisiana is located in Union Parish and is known for its small town charm. The city government of Marion consists of a mayor and five aldermen. As the municipality continues to grow, the local politics has become more active and engaged with the community. The current Mayor of Marion is Lyle Hardin, who was elected in 2019. In addition to the Mayor’s office, there are five aldermen positions up for grabs during every four-year election cycle. These officials are responsible for enacting laws that will benefit the residents and businesses of Marion. Citizens can participate in local politics by attending city council meetings, voting for their desired candidates on Election Day, or joining political organizations in the area such as the Union Parish Dems or Republicans group. No matter how one chooses to get involved, being politically aware helps to ensure that Marion remains a vibrant and successful community where everyone can have their voices heard.
The political climate in Marion, LA is strongly conservative.
Union County, LA is very conservative. In Union County, LA 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.7%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion, LA is strongly conservative.
Union County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Monroe Metro Area is strongly 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.
Marion, 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 Marion, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $264 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $11,528 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)