In the small town of Oak Grove, LA, politics plays an important role in its citizens’ daily lives. Local politicians are relied on to prioritize the needs of the town and ensure that their decisions are in the best interest of all residents. The political landscape of Oak Grove is unique; while it is a part of Caldwell Parish, it also has its own mayor and city council that are solely responsible for local government. Various city ordinances have been passed over the years in order to protect and improve the quality of life for all citizens living in 71263 Oak Grove, LA. From regulations regarding water usage and sanitation to enforcing laws governing public safety, local politicians have remained steadfast in their commitment to ensuring that everyone in Oak Grove can live peacefully and happily within their community.
The political climate in Zip 71263 (Oak Grove, LA) is very conservative.
West Carroll County, LA is very conservative. In West Carroll County, LA 14.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, West Carroll parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.5% to 14.1%.
West Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71263 (Oak Grove, LA) is very conservative.
Oak Grove, Louisiana is very conservative.
West Carroll County, Louisiana is very 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.
Oak Grove, 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 71263 (Oak Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $24,697 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $363 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)