The politics of Zwolle, Louisiana are shaped by the beliefs and values of its citizens. Zwolle is located in Sabine Parish and is part of the greater Natchitoches area. The local government is based on a mayor-council system with an elected mayor and five city council members. The mayor and council are responsible for setting policy initiatives that benefit the community in various ways, such as supporting local businesses, providing services for citizens, and developing infrastructure projects. Additionally, there are several local political candidates vying for seats on the city council every election season. They bring different ideas to help improve the quality of life in Zwolle. Each candidate has their own platform that focuses on different aspects of the local economy, social issues, or even environmental concerns. Ultimately, it is up to the residents of Zwolle to decide who will be representing them in government by voting during elections.
The political climate in Zwolle, LA is moderately conservative.
Sabine County, LA is very conservative. In Sabine County, LA 16.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sabine parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.8% to 16.3%.
Sabine county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zwolle, LA is moderately conservative.
Sabine County, Louisiana is very 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.
Zwolle, 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 Zwolle, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $2,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $18,586 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $477 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)