Ida, LA is a small town located in the heart of Louisiana. Its population is estimated to be around 1,400 people. Despite its small size, Ida is home to an active political landscape that has seen numerous candidates running for local offices in recent years. The town's politics are heavily influenced by the state government, which passes many laws and regulations that affect the residents of Ida. Issues such as public safety, economic development, and environmental protection are discussed regularly in local elections. The current mayor of Ida is Janice Barlowe and she has been reelected several times due to her commitment to the community and her record of managing local resources well. Many members of the community feel they can trust their elected representatives to make decisions that will benefit them in the long run. As Ida continues to grow, it will be interesting to see which candidates step forward to represent its interests in upcoming elections.
The political climate in Zip 71044 (Ida, LA) is leaning conservative.
Caddo County, LA is leaning liberal. In Caddo County, LA 52.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caddo parish remained moderately Democratic, 52.5% to 45.8%.
Caddo county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71044 (Ida, LA) is leaning conservative.
Ida, Louisiana is leaning conservative.
Caddo County, Louisiana is leaning liberal.
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.
Ida, Louisiana: d r d d d d
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 71044 (Ida)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $748 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)