The small town of Olla, LA (zip code 71465) is located in LaSalle Parish in the state of Louisiana. The politics of this small southern town are largely conservative and rooted in traditional values. The mayor of Olla is Robert E. Moore Jr., who is currently serving his second term as mayor. He was elected to his position by a large majority in 2020, and looks to be popular with the citizens of Olla. Additionally, there are several members of the local government that work closely with the mayor and have long-term ties to the area, such as Council Member Ashley Wicker, Clerk/Collector Karen Green, Police Chief Jerry Jackson, and Fire Chief Ricky Alexander. These officials have worked diligently to ensure that Olla remains an inviting place for all residents and visitors alike.
The political climate in Zip 71465 (Olla, LA) is very conservative.
LaSalle County, LA is very conservative. In LaSalle County, LA 9.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaSalle parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.1% to 9.0%.
LaSalle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71465 (Olla, LA) is very conservative.
Olla, Louisiana is very conservative.
LaSalle 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.
Olla, 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 71465 (Olla)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $720 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $294 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)