Politics in Jefferson Davis, Louisiana County are an important part of local life. The county is represented in the state legislature by two senators and five representatives who are all elected on a partisan basis. In addition, there are several other local elected officials such as the Sheriff, Tax Assessor, Clerk of Court, and District Attorney. These officials are also responsible for upholding the laws and regulations that protect citizens from any harm or injustice. Furthermore, it is home to several different political action groups which regularly host events to bring awareness to local issues such as poverty and education reform. These events provide an opportunity for citizens to get involved in their community and make their voices heard on issues that matter to them. All of these factors contribute positively towards Jefferson Davis' political landscape and help create a strong sense of civic pride within the community.
The political climate in Jefferson Davis County, LA is very conservative.
In Jefferson Davis County, LA 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson Davis parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.0% to 21.6%.
Jefferson Davis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson Davis County, LA is very 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.
Jefferson Davis, 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 Jefferson Davis County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $8,755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 225 contributions totaling $139,787 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $621 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)