The politics in Welsh, LA (70591) are an important part of the local community. The town has a Mayor and several City Council Members who work together to make decisions that affect all of the citizens. The Mayor is elected by the people of Welsh for a four year term, while the City Council Members serve two-year terms and can be re-elected for up to three consecutive terms. Elections are held every two years and all residents of Welsh have the opportunity to vote and participate in local government decisions. As a small rural town, Welsh is heavily impacted by state and federal laws, so it is important for residents to stay informed on current issues that may impact their lives.
The political climate in Zip 70591 (Welsh, LA) is very conservative.
Jefferson Davis County, LA is very conservative. In Jefferson Davis County, LA 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson Davis parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.0% to 21.6%.
Jefferson Davis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70591 (Welsh, LA) is very conservative.
Welsh, Louisiana is very conservative.
Jefferson Davis 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.
Welsh, 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 70591 (Welsh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $4,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $10,940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $547 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)