West Feliciana, located in Louisiana's East Feliciana Parish, is a small rural community with a population of just over 15,000. It has been predominantly Republican since the mid-20th century and is strongly conservative in its politics and values. The County government is composed of five elected members who serve as commissioners to oversee the affairs of the county and provide services to its residents. The chief executive officer is the Parish President who is also responsible for the administration of local government and serves as an advocate for West Feliciana citizens. Local political parties include Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, but the overwhelming majority are affiliated with the Republican party. This has resulted in a steady stream of conservative candidates being elected to local offices by wide margins. In recent years, there have been some shifts toward more progressive policies on topics such as education reform and economic opportunity but overall the area remains deeply committed to traditional values.
The political climate in West Feliciana County, LA is strongly conservative.
In West Feliciana County, LA 36.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, West Feliciana parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.7%.
West Feliciana county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Feliciana County, LA is strongly 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 Feliciana, 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 West Feliciana County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $8,449 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $124,045 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $602 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)