The politics of the Monroe, LA Metro Area is heavily influenced by the local government. The mayor and city council are responsible for making decisions about policies that affect the local population. They work closely with state representatives and senators to ensure that local laws and regulations are in line with the greater state of Louisiana. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure, education, healthcare and safety are all addressed through their leadership. It’s important to note that while many of these issues may be impacted by legislation at a higher level of government, it’s ultimately up to the local representatives to ensure that they’re properly implemented on a local scale. There are also numerous civic organizations in the area that directly affect public policy. Many residents stay informed about upcoming elections and actively participate in their community by voting for candidates who align with their beliefs or support certain causes in order to ensure their voice is heard.
The political climate in Monroe Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Monroe Metro Area 35.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Monroe metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.7%.
The Monroe metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monroe Metro Area is strongly 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.
Monroe, 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 Monroe Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,532 contributions totaling $168,481 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,789 contributions totaling $817,296 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $457 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)