Red River, Louisiana is located in the northwest corner of LA County. Politically, the area is represented by local government officials who are dedicated to serving their constituents within the community. Red River elected officials are focused on addressing important issues facing the town such as infrastructure development, social services, and public safety. At the county level, Red River is represented on Boards and Commissions related to managing resources for the entire county. Additionally, Local Government Representatives are responsible for ensuring that state and federal funds are allocated properly within Red River. Overall, Red River is served by a strong and dedicated group of elected officials who are committed to making sure that each citizen in the area has their voice heard in local politics.
The political climate in Red River County, LA is moderately conservative.
In Red River County, LA 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Red River parish remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.8%.
Red River county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Red River County, LA is moderately 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.
Red River, 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 Red River County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $10,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,429 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $167,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,593 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)