The politics of 71234 Downsville, LA are largely influenced by the local and state governments. The citizens of Downsville have a strong sense of community and pride in their town, with many actively participating in local elections. The town is represented at the state level by Senator Sarah Smith, who has been a strong advocate for the needs of her constituents. At the local level, Mayor Joe Brown and members of the City Council have been working diligently to ensure that all citizens have their voices heard and that their needs are met. In addition to providing services such as police protection, public works projects, and parks and recreation programs, they take an active role in advocating for issues such as education reform, economic development initiatives, job creation, and preservation of historic sites. All political candidates must meet high standards set by the city before being elected into office, ensuring fairness to all Downsville residents.
The political climate in Zip 71234 (Downsville, LA) is very conservative.
Union County, LA is very conservative. In Union County, LA 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.7%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71234 (Downsville, LA) is very conservative.
Downsville, Louisiana is very conservative.
Union County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Monroe Metro Area is strongly 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.
Downsville, 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 71234 (Downsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $14,202 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)