71115 Shreveport, LA is a diverse and vibrant community located in the heart of the Louisiana. The area is served by two congressional districts--the 4th and 5th--and is represented in the state legislature by two senators and five representatives. Politically, Shreveport leans slightly to the right, with Republicans having a slight edge over Democrats. A number of local politicians have featured prominently in recent years, including former mayor Cedric Glover, current mayor Adrian Perkins and Republican representative Kenny Cox. All three have championed a range of issues important to Shreveport citizens, such as reducing crime, improving air quality and providing jobs for local people. Residents of 71115 are also passionate about protecting their rights as citizens and standing up for what's best for their community.
The political climate in Zip 71115 (Shreveport, LA) is leaning 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 71115 (Shreveport, LA) is leaning liberal.
Shreveport, Louisiana is leaning 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 71115 (Shreveport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 261 contributions totaling $48,530 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 717 contributions totaling $337,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $470 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)