Morehouse, LA County is a small community in the southeastern part of the state. It is governed by a mayor and city council, who are elected officials responsible for making decisions that affect the town’s citizens. The council consists of five members who meet regularly to discuss local issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and land use regulations. The mayor holds office for four years and is charged with carrying out the decisions made by the council. Residents of Morehouse have an active voice in their local politics and are encouraged to attend council meetings or contact members directly to express their views or concerns on any given issue. Elections are held every two years in order for citizens to elect their representatives and ensure that their voices continue to be heard.
The political climate in Morehouse County, LA is somewhat conservative.
In Morehouse County, LA 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morehouse parish remained strongly Republican, 56.2% to 42.7%.
Morehouse county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morehouse County, LA is somewhat 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.
Morehouse, 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 Morehouse County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $12,587 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $94,940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $811 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)