Shreveport, LA is a city located in 71109. It has a rich political history and continues to be an important center of politics in the state of Louisiana. The city is currently served by three City Council members - John Nickelson, Tabitha Carter, and James Green - who are all elected to four-year terms. These council members work together to create policies that will improve the quality of life for Shreveport citizens. They also have regular meetings with local business owners and community organizations to ensure that their needs are being met. There are also numerous civic groups and political organizations that actively participate in local government affairs, from registering voters to advocating for policy changes. With its strong commitment to democracy and participation, Shreveport remains an important hub of political activity in the state of Louisiana.
The political climate in Zip 71109 (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 71109 (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 71109 (Shreveport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $5,713 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)