In the small town of Stonewall, LA (zip code 71078), politics are a very important part of life. The local government is made up of Mayor Greg Johnson and the City Council. Residents are able to have their voices heard by attending meetings or voicing opinions online on city forums or social media sites. Stonewall's City Council is responsible for creating and enacting laws and regulations that affect everyone in the community. They also develop plans for public works projects, such as improvements to sidewalks and streets, along with parks and other recreational areas. In addition to these duties, they oversee budgets, contracts, taxes, and more. Local elections are held every four years when citizens can vote for their preferred candidate to serve on the City Council.
The political climate in Zip 71078 (Stonewall, LA) is strongly conservative.
De Soto County, LA is strongly conservative. In De Soto County, LA 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, De Soto parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 37.0%.
De Soto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71078 (Stonewall, LA) is strongly conservative.
Stonewall, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
De Soto County, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
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.
Stonewall, 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 71078 (Stonewall)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $476 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $8,977 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)