The city of Alexandria, LA, 71303 is a vibrant and bustling community in the heart of Central Louisiana. With a population of around 48,000 people, it is an important center for business and culture in the state. The city government is led by a mayor and seven members of the Board of Alderman who work together to ensure that all citizens have access to necessary services and that local laws are enforced. Alexandria’s residents have the opportunity to engage in local politics by voting for representatives from their ward who will then represent them on the Board of Alderman. Through this process, Alexandrians can make their voices heard and participate in decisions that affect their daily lives. In addition to participating in elections, citizens can stay informed about local political issues by attending town hall meetings or following elected officials on social media. By actively engaging with politics at both the local and national level, Alexandrians can help shape their city and its future for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 71303 (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 71303 (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 71303 (Alexandria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,643 contributions totaling $78,627 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 383 contributions totaling $219,041 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $572 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)