Jackson, LA County has a vibrant political landscape. While the local elections are held in November, they usually involve heated debates throughout the year between candidates on issues such as public safety, economic development and education. There are several political organizations in the county that work to support their respective candidates throughout the election season. These groups provide valuable feedback and insight into what issues matter to residents so that they can make informed voting decisions. In addition to this, several local businesses donate money to various candidates in order to help them run successful campaigns. The people of Jackson have a vested interest in the success of their local politicians and are committed to helping elect candidates who will represent their interests fairly and accurately.
The political climate in Jackson County, LA is very conservative.
In Jackson County, LA 28.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 28.1%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jackson County, LA is very conservative.
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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.
Jackson, 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 Jackson County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $4,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $3,908 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)