Simmesport, LA is a small town located in Avoyelles Parish. It has a rich history and takes pride in its culture and heritage. Politically, the area is represented by Senator John Neely Kennedy of Louisiana in the US Senate and Congressman Clay Higgins of Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District in the US House of Representatives. The local Avoyelles Parish Council oversees most of the politics within Simmesport. They are dedicated to ensuring that the residents have access to quality services, such as infrastructure upgrades, healthcare, education, and public safety initiatives. The Council also works to preserve Simmesport's rural character while embracing economic development opportunities that benefit both current and future generations. In addition to supporting these important initiatives, they also strive to keep taxes low for all citizens so everyone can enjoy living in this beautiful area.
The political climate in Zip 71369 (Simmesport, LA) is strongly conservative.
Avoyelles County, LA is very conservative. In Avoyelles County, LA 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Avoyelles parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.8%.
Avoyelles county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71369 (Simmesport, LA) is strongly conservative.
Simmesport, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Avoyelles County, Louisiana is very conservative.
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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.
Simmesport, 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 71369 (Simmesport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)