Politics in 71018 Cotton Valley, LA are focused on the betterment of the community. Local politicians are dedicated to making sure that all citizens have access to the resources and services they need to thrive. Many politicians prioritize issues such as education, economic stability, healthcare, public safety, environmental protection, and infrastructure. They strive to ensure that their constituents can live in safe neighborhoods and have access to high quality jobs in the area. Furthermore, they encourage civic engagement and promote local businesses and organizations. Community leaders understand that each citizen has a role to play in creating a better future for everyone and take an active part in building strong relationships with local organizations and businesses.
The political climate in Zip 71018 (Cotton Valley, LA) is strongly conservative.
Webster County, LA is strongly conservative. In Webster County, LA 33.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 33.9%.
Webster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71018 (Cotton Valley, LA) is strongly conservative.
Cotton Valley, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Webster County, Louisiana is strongly 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.
Cotton Valley, 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 71018 (Cotton Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)