In the small town of 71474 Simpson, LA, politics is an important part of local life. The city has an elected mayor and city council that meet regularly to discuss local issues and policies. There are also several political groups in the town that help advocate for causes such as education, social justice, and economic development. Many of these groups come together to host events, such as candidate forums and campaign rallies, that help educate citizens on the various positions held by local candidates. With elections coming up this year, citizens in 71474 Simpson are gearing up for a lively political season.
The political climate in Zip 71474 (Simpson, LA) is very conservative.
Vernon County, LA is very conservative. In Vernon County, LA 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vernon parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.7% to 16.8%.
Vernon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71474 (Simpson, LA) is very conservative.
Simpson, Louisiana is very conservative.
Vernon County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Fort Polk South Metro Area is very 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.
Simpson, 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 71474 (Simpson)
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)