71463 Oakdale, LA is a small town located in Louisiana. While the town itself has no political candidates of its own, the citizens of Oakdale are actively involved in local and state politics. The people of Oakdale are dedicated to making their voices heard and ensuring that their needs are met by their elected representatives. They are passionate about advocating for the issues that matter most to them, from education and healthcare to environmental protection and economic development. In addition, they strive to stay informed about current events and local laws so they can make educated decisions when it comes time to vote in elections. Ultimately, the citizens of 71463 Oakdale, LA take pride in being an active part of their community's political process and making sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 71463 (Oakdale, LA) is strongly conservative.
Allen County, LA is very conservative. In Allen County, LA 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allen parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 21.5%.
Allen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71463 (Oakdale, LA) is strongly conservative.
Oakdale, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Allen 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.
Oakdale, 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 71463 (Oakdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $2,922 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $57,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $546 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)