The Alexandria, LA Metro Area is a vibrant community with strong roots in politics. Located in Central Louisiana, the area has long been an integral part of American political history and culture. The city of Alexandria is the home to numerous state and local offices, including those of US Representatives, State Senators, and City Councils. At the state level, there are several positions filled by prominent members of both major parties. Locally, elections take place for mayors, school boards, law enforcement officials and more. Voters in the area are encouraged to stay informed about upcoming elections and make their voices heard at the polls. Alexandria's contribution to government policy is profound and its impact on Louisiana's politics can be seen in all aspects of life in the area.
The political climate in Alexandria Metro Area is very conservative.
In Alexandria Metro Area 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Alexandria metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 30.0%.
The Alexandria metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alexandria 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.
Alexandria, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Alexandria Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,976 contributions totaling $180,271 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,370 contributions totaling $585,179 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $427 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)