The politics of De Soto, LA County is primarily overseen by the Board of Supervisors, who are all elected officials. These officials ensure the community is on a path for continued growth and progress. They manage a variety of projects such as urban renewal programs and budgeting for county services. Additionally, they work to improve public safety and infrastructure in order to meet the needs of residents. The Board of Supervisors also works with local lawmakers to advocate on behalf of the county's citizens and businesses. With their leadership, De Soto enjoys increased economic activity, better public safety measures, and a balanced budget that helps benefit its local citizens.
The political climate in De Soto County, LA is strongly conservative.
In De Soto County, LA 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, De Soto parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 37.0%.
De Soto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
De Soto County, LA is strongly conservative.
Shreveport-Bossier City 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.
De Soto, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 De Soto County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $8,589 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 330 contributions totaling $56,455 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)