Wallace, Louisiana is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. With a population of approximately 2,000 people, Wallace has a local government that is focused on maintaining the integrity and charm of the community. The mayor is elected to a two-year term and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the city. The City Council consists of five members who are also elected for two-year terms. They are responsible for passing ordinances and making decisions that affect their constituents. Additionally, there are several other boards and commissions in place to manage specific aspects of life in Wallace. Local politics in Wallace revolves around maintaining its small-town atmosphere while still adapting with the changing times. Residents take pride in their close-knit community and value civic participation to ensure that their needs are met by their government officials.
The political climate in Wallace, LA is somewhat liberal.
St. John the Baptist County, LA is strongly liberal. In St. John the Baptist County, LA 63.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. John the Baptist parish remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.4% to 35.2%.
St. John the Baptist county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wallace, LA is somewhat liberal.
St. John the Baptist County, Louisiana is strongly liberal.
New Orleans-Metairie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Wallace, Louisiana: D d 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 Wallace, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $7,973 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $443 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $20,805 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)