The politics in 71360 Pineville, LA are shaped by its diverse population and a range of political candidates. The area is home to many different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, creating an atmosphere of acceptance and respect. A variety of local political candidates represent the area’s interests in state and federal government. These political candidates work hard to ensure that the needs of all citizens in Pineville are addressed properly through their policies. They stand for a wide range of issues, such as education reform, economic development, health care expansion, transportation improvements, environmental protection and more. Additionally, Pineville has been dedicated to promoting civic engagement among its residents through a variety of outreach efforts including voter registration drives and offering resources for those interested in learning more about local politics.
The political climate in Zip 71360 (Pineville, LA) is strongly conservative.
Rapides County, LA is very conservative. In Rapides County, LA 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rapides parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.1%.
Rapides county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71360 (Pineville, LA) is strongly conservative.
Pineville, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Rapides County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Alexandria Metro Area is very 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.
Pineville, 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 71360 (Pineville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 642 contributions totaling $17,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 253 contributions totaling $88,321 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $349 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)