The politics in 71006 Benton, LA are dominated by issues of economic development and rural infrastructure. In recent years, local lawmakers have focused on investing in job training programs to boost the local economy and to help the community build strong foundations for future generations. Local politicians have also been involved in improving access to healthcare and education, with an emphasis on providing access to quality services throughout the area. Additionally, they are committed to protecting natural resources and preserving traditional values while encouraging development that is both sustainable and beneficial to the entire community. With a variety of different interests represented among Benton's local political candidates, residents can feel confident that their voices are being heard as they move forward towards a bright future.
The political climate in Zip 71006 (Benton, LA) is very conservative.
Bossier County, LA is very conservative. In Bossier County, LA 28.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bossier parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.7%.
Bossier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71006 (Benton, LA) is very conservative.
Benton, Louisiana is very conservative.
Bossier County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Shreveport-Bossier City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Benton, 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 71006 (Benton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 111 contributions totaling $17,609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 340 contributions totaling $216,279 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $636 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)