Shenandoah, Louisiana is a small town in the southern part of the state and is home to a tight-knit community. Local politics are centered around the needs of the people, with an emphasis on maintaining a small-town feel. Residents take great pride in their town and strive to ensure that all citizens have access to services they need. The political landscape is made up of both local and state representatives who work together to make sure that everyone in Shenandoah has a voice. Local candidates often run for office on platforms that focus on issues like improving infrastructure, economic development, education, and public safety. With continued support from its committed citizens, Shenandoah will continue to be an example of good governance for years to come.
The political climate in Shenandoah, LA is leaning liberal.
East Baton Rouge County, LA is somewhat liberal. In East Baton Rouge County, LA 55.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, East Baton Rouge parish remained strongly Democratic, 55.5% to 42.5%.
East Baton Rouge county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shenandoah, LA is leaning liberal.
East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana is somewhat liberal.
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.
Shenandoah, Louisiana: r r d d d D
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 Shenandoah, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,091 contributions totaling $148,962 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 945 contributions totaling $435,685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $461 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)