The DeRidder, LA Metro Area is a vibrant community with numerous political initiatives and organizations. The area has a long history of involvement in local politics, with citizens actively engaging in the democratic process to better their community. Locally elected officials serve the people of DeRidder through initiatives such as creating jobs and improving infrastructure. Additionally, DeRidder citizens have been known to rally together to support candidates who best represent their interests. Many organizations also exist in the area to promote civic engagement in local politics and election processes. These groups provide resources and information on current issues and candidates for office so that citizens can make informed decisions during local elections.
The political climate in DeRidder Metro Area is very conservative.
In DeRidder Metro Area 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the DeRidder metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.0% to 15.5%.
The DeRidder metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
DeRidder 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.
DeRidder, 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 DeRidder Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $5,297 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 264 contributions totaling $77,032 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)