The politics in Start, LA are quite active and engaged in the local community. With a population of just over 500 people, Start is small but mighty with regards to political involvement. Residents can often be found discussing the policies and initiatives put forward by local government representatives in order to ensure that the needs of their town are met. All residents are encouraged to stay informed on current issues and vote in elections as it is important for everyone to have their voice heard. Local representatives work hard to ensure that all citizens receive excellent representation at all levels of government, and engage with the community regularly through town hall meetings and other events. It is an exciting time for Start, LA as they continue to strive towards a better future for its citizens through active political participation.
The political climate in Zip 71279 (Start, LA) is very conservative.
Richland County, LA is very conservative. In Richland County, LA 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.5% to 32.4%.
Richland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71279 (Start, LA) is very conservative.
Start, Louisiana is very conservative.
Richland 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.
Start, 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 71279 (Start)
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 2 contributions totaling $600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)