West Baton Rouge Parish is located in Louisiana, within LA County. This region boasts a deep history of political activity, with its roots dating back to the colonial period. In modern day, the politics of West Baton Rouge are largely driven by the local government and citizens. Issues such as infrastructure, education, economic development, and public safety are all frequent topics of discussion for local politicians. Candidates running for office in West Baton Rouge often have strong backgrounds in business and public service. Overall, this county is an engaged and active community when it comes to politics and there is no shortage of interest or involvement when it comes to making sure their voices are heard on issues that affect their lives.
The political climate in West Baton Rouge County, LA is somewhat conservative.
In West Baton Rouge County, LA 44.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, West Baton Rouge parish remained strongly Republican, 54.5% to 44.0%.
West Baton Rouge county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Baton Rouge County, LA is somewhat conservative.
Baton Rouge 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.
West Baton Rouge, Louisiana: d 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 West Baton Rouge County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 117 contributions totaling $51,463 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $440 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $65,503 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $690 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)