Port Allen, Louisiana is a small city located just outside of Baton Rouge. While the city has much to offer, including a vibrant economy and beautiful scenery, it is also home to active and engaged politics. The local government in Port Allen includes the Mayor and City Council, who are each elected every four years. These local candidates are dedicated to ensuring that the needs of the community are addressed and that all voices in Port Allen have their chance to be heard. In addition, residents of Port Allen can find numerous opportunities to engage in civic involvement such as attending public meetings or participating in volunteer programs. Through these activities, citizens can be sure that their input is taken into consideration when decisions are made which affect them and their neighbors.
The political climate in Port Allen, LA is leaning conservative.
West Baton Rouge County, LA is somewhat conservative. In West Baton Rouge County, LA 44.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, West Baton Rouge parish remained strongly Republican, 54.5% to 44.0%.
West Baton Rouge county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Allen, LA is leaning conservative.
West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana is somewhat 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.
Port Allen, Louisiana: d 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 Port Allen, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 375 contributions totaling $242,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $646 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 275 contributions totaling $310,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)