The small town of Mer Rouge, LA (zip code 71261) is located in Morehouse Parish and has a population of approximately 1,543 people. It is a rural farming community which heavily relies on agriculture for its economy. The city has several local businesses and organizations that contribute to the overall well-being of the town, such as churches, schools, restaurants, local banks and retailers.
When it comes to politics, Mer Rouge is a primarily conservative area. The people here tend to vote for Republicans in most elections at both the state and national level. There are a few Democratic candidates who have stepped forward to represent the town but they have not been successful in winning office thus far. Although no one from Mer Rouge has held political office recently, there are many residents who participate in voting or attending public meetings to stay engaged in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 71261 (Mer Rouge, LA) is somewhat conservative.
Morehouse County, LA is somewhat conservative. In Morehouse County, LA 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morehouse parish remained strongly Republican, 56.2% to 42.7%.
Morehouse county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71261 (Mer Rouge, LA) is somewhat conservative.
Mer Rouge, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
Morehouse 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.
Mer Rouge, 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 71261 (Mer Rouge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $923 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $75,543 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)