The town of Monterey, LA, located in the 71354 zip code, is a vibrant community with a strong interest in local politics. Citizens are actively involved in advocating for their rights and voicing their concerns to elected officials. The mayor and aldermen of Monterey make up the city council, which is responsible for managing municipal services such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and economic development initiatives. Residents of Monterey also have representatives at the state level who work to advocate for policies that benefit the locals. In addition to elections for city council members and state representatives, Monterey residents also participate in local referendum processes that can directly impact city ordinances or other initiatives. All of these activities demonstrate the importance of politics within the town's dynamic atmosphere and provide valuable opportunities for citizens to become engaged in civic life.
The political climate in Zip 71354 (Monterey, LA) is strongly conservative.
Concordia County, LA is strongly conservative. In Concordia County, LA 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Concordia parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 36.0%.
Concordia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71354 (Monterey, LA) is strongly conservative.
Monterey, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Concordia County, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Natchez Metro Area is leaning 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.
Monterey, 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 71354 (Monterey)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)