The politics in 71101 Shreveport, LA is a dynamic and ever-evolving landscape. In the city, there are numerous local political candidates vying for positions at the state and federal level to improve the lives of those living in the area. The central issue of importance for many residents of 71101 Shreveport, LA is economic opportunity and development within the community; this has been an especially important issue recently as both business investment and job growth have been on the decline due to the coronavirus pandemic. Other local issues include affordable housing, education reform, environmental protection, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. Despite these issues, many citizens remain hopeful that their voices can be heard by voting in local elections to make their desired changes.
The political climate in Zip 71101 (Shreveport, LA) is somewhat liberal.
Caddo County, LA is leaning liberal. In Caddo County, LA 52.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caddo parish remained moderately Democratic, 52.5% to 45.8%.
Caddo county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71101 (Shreveport, LA) is somewhat liberal.
Shreveport, Louisiana is somewhat liberal.
Caddo County, Louisiana is leaning liberal.
Shreveport-Bossier City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Shreveport, Louisiana: d r d d d d
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 71101 (Shreveport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 173 contributions totaling $76,565 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $443 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 470 contributions totaling $693,607 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,476 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)