The city of Alexandria, Louisiana (71301) is a bustling community with a rich history and vibrant culture. Located in the heart of Central Louisiana, Alexandria is home to many businesses, attractions, and educational institutions. Residents of this city take an active role in their local politics, often engaging in spirited debates and passionate civic discourse about the issues facing their community. City Council elections are held every four years to elect representatives who will make decisions on behalf of the citizens. The Mayor serves as the leader of the city government and acts as a representative for all citizens in matters involving policymaking and financial planning. In recent years, Alexandria has seen an increase in voter turnout during local election cycles, proving that citizens care deeply about making sure their voices are heard when it comes to shaping their city's future.
The political climate in Zip 71301 (Alexandria, LA) is moderately conservative.
Rapides County, LA is very conservative. In Rapides County, LA 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rapides parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.1%.
Rapides county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71301 (Alexandria, LA) is moderately conservative.
Alexandria, Louisiana is moderately conservative.
Rapides County, Louisiana is very conservative.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 71301 (Alexandria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 392 contributions totaling $44,497 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 377 contributions totaling $182,121 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $483 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)