The politics of 71209 Monroe, LA is a diverse and vibrant landscape. With a population of around 50,000 people, the area has a range of political views represented by local elected officials. At the state level, Louisiana is represented by US Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy in Washington D.C., and State Representative Katrina Jackson from District 54. On the local level, Monroe has a mayor-council form of government with Mayor Jamie Mayo being the chief executive officer since 1997. The Monroe City Council consists of eight members who are elected from seven districts and one at-large district by voters in their respective areas. These representatives are responsible for approving and enacting ordinances governing city services as well as public safety initiatives such as police and fire departments. Additionally, the city provides residents with access to numerous civic engagement opportunities such as town hall meetings, volunteer programs, and social media engagement. In this way, citizens have an active role in shaping local policies that affect their lives on a daily basis.
The political climate in Zip 71209 (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 71209 (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 71209 (Monroe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 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)