The city of Alexandria, LA 71302 is located in the heart of Central Louisiana and is home to a population of about 48,000 people. It is a vibrant city that boasts a rich local culture and history. Political participation in Alexandria is active with many candidates running for various positions in the local government. Many passionate individuals have stepped up to take on leadership roles in order to serve their community and look out for the best interests of the citizens. From mayors and council members to state representatives, these individuals ensure that Alexandria remains an attractive place for its residents. Local political forums provide an opportunity for voters to get to know who is running and learn more about their policies before making their decisions at the polls on election day.
The political climate in Zip 71302 (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 71302 (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 71302 (Alexandria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $14,995 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $19,664 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)