The politics of Fort Polk South, LA Metro Area are heavily influenced by the local city councils and members of the state legislature. Local mayors, councilors, and other representatives are responsible for setting policy and making decisions on behalf of their constituents. Through their work, they strive to improve the quality of life in the community by promoting economic development, public safety, educational opportunities, and recreational activities. The people of Fort Polk South have a say in how their government works through voting in local elections and speaking out when necessary. Issues such as taxation, government spending, education standards, and environmental regulations all require input from local leaders. Residents can also join community organizations or participate in public hearings to make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to important matters that impact them directly.
The political climate in Fort Polk South Metro Area is very conservative.
In Fort Polk South Metro Area 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Fort Polk South metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.7% to 16.8%.
The Fort Polk South metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Polk South 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.
Fort Polk South, 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 Fort Polk South Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 199 contributions totaling $10,151 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $92,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)