Beauregard, LA County is an area with a proud political history. The county has been home to many important figures in Louisiana's political landscape, from those who have served in Congress to the current state representatives and senators. The politics of the county are shaped by the people living here, and it is their opinions that drive the decisions made by its leaders. Beauregard has seen its share of controversy over the years as well, with debates ranging from taxation to education reform. The issues facing Beauregard today are not unlike those of other areas in Louisiana — ensuring fiscal stability, providing quality services to constituents, and giving everyone a voice in their government — all while balancing the need for growth and development without sacrificing what makes this area unique.
The political climate in Beauregard County, LA is very conservative.
In Beauregard County, LA 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beauregard parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.0% to 15.5%.
Beauregard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beauregard County, LA is very conservative.
DeRidder Metro Area is very 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.
Beauregard, 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 Beauregard County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $5,297 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 264 contributions totaling $77,032 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)