The 71202 Monroe, LA area is a unique region of the state that is shaped by political forces both local and national. With considerable influence from both the Republican and Democratic parties, this area has seen its representatives serve at all levels of government. The current mayor is Jamie Mayo who has been in office since 2003 and was recently reelected for another four-year term in 2019. In addition to the mayor, Monroe also has a city council composed of seven members who are elected to two-year terms. The city council works cooperatively with the mayor to enact policies that address local issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and quality of life improvements. While many residents identify strongly with either Republican or Democratic party politics, most people recognize that working together is essential for effective government in this community.
The political climate in Zip 71202 (Monroe, LA) is somewhat conservative.
Ouachita County, LA is moderately conservative. In Ouachita County, LA 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ouachita parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.1% to 37.5%.
Ouachita county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71202 (Monroe, LA) is somewhat conservative.
Monroe, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
Ouachita County, Louisiana is moderately 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.
Monroe, 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 71202 (Monroe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $4,849 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $4,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)