Athens, Louisiana is located in both Claiborne and Union Parishes. It is a small, rural town that is known for its rich history and traditional values. Politically, Athens largely leans towards conservative candidates, as seen in the most recent election. The two major political parties in the area are the Republicans and the Democrats. Both parties have local representatives who work to ensure their constituents' voices are heard. Many local politicians actively participate in community events and outreach programs to stay connected to their constituents and find out what issues they want addressed. Overall, Athens has a rich political culture that is deeply rooted in its long history and traditional values.
The political climate in Zip 71003 (Athens, LA) is somewhat conservative.
Claiborne County, LA is somewhat conservative. In Claiborne County, LA 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Claiborne parish remained very strongly Republican, 57.3% to 41.5%.
Claiborne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71003 (Athens, LA) is somewhat conservative.
Athens, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
Claiborne County, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Athens, 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 71003 (Athens)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)