Politics in 71103 Shreveport, LA are an important part of life for the local community. The area is represented in the House by Republican Mike Johnson, and in the Senate by Republican John Kennedy. Both representatives are focused on ensuring that their constituents have access to a high quality of life and that their voices are heard at the state level. The Louisiana State Constitution divides power among three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. In 71103, the local government works hard to provide services and resources that meet the needs of residents while also promoting economic development. Local elections in this area feature candidates from both major parties, providing voters with options when it comes to representation. Residents can stay informed about local politics by attending town hall meetings or following their elected officials’ social media accounts.
The political climate in Zip 71103 (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 71103 (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 71103 (Shreveport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $13,959 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $10,228 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $682 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)