Richland, LA County is a small rural community located in the state of Louisiana. The area has a rich history and culture and is known for its strong sense of community and traditional values. Politics in Richland is an important part of life, with elections taking place every two years to choose local representatives to serve the people of the county. Voters go to the polls during mid-term and presidential elections to choose their representatives from both major political parties. Candidates discuss issues that matter most to the citizens of Richland, such as improving infrastructure, education, public safety, and protecting access to healthcare. In addition, local candidates work hard to connect with their constituents by attending public meetings and hosting town hall discussions. With hardworking individuals devoted to making Richland a better place for all who live here, residents can be sure that their voices are heard in the political process.
The political climate in Richland County, LA is very conservative.
In Richland County, LA 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.5% to 32.4%.
Richland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richland 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.
Richland, 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 Richland County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $7,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 215 contributions totaling $76,349 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $355 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)