Caddo is located in Louisiana's Caddo Parish and is part of the Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Area. The area has a rich political history, and some of the most influential Louisiana politicians have come from the area. Notable figures include Governors Edwin Edwards and Earl Long, both of whom represented the local area at one point in their careers. Today, many different political parties are represented in Caddo Parish, including Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. Residents can elect representatives to serve on Local Boards of Education as well as state offices such as Assemblyman or Mayor. In addition to these positions, there are also several community organizations that citizens can become involved with to help promote their interests politically. These include the Caddo Political Action Committee (CPAC) and various other grassroots organizations which advocate for local issues. No matter which party residents choose to support, participation in politics is an important part of life in Caddo Parish.
The political climate in Caddo County, LA is leaning liberal.
In Caddo County, LA 52.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caddo parish remained moderately Democratic, 52.5% to 45.8%.
Caddo county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caddo County, LA is leaning liberal.
Shreveport-Bossier City 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.
Caddo, Louisiana: d r d d d d
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 Caddo County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,264 contributions totaling $880,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,754 contributions totaling $3,257,287 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $685 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)