The city of Winnsboro, Louisiana is a small but vibrant community located in Franklin Parish. It is home to many businesses, organizations, and people who enjoy the rural atmosphere and friendly neighbors. Political matters in Winnsboro are handled on the local level by the Town Council, which consists of five elected officials representing the citizens. The Mayor and four council members are all elected to two year terms and serve as the voice for the town's residents. The council meets regularly to discuss issues that affect the daily lives of those living in Winnsboro. From infrastructure improvements to public safety measures, they work hard to keep their town both safe and prosperous. They also strive to create an environment where people can feel comfortable expressing their opinions on political matters without fear of retribution or intimidation.
The political climate in Zip 71295 (Winnsboro, LA) is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, LA is very conservative. In Franklin County, LA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 27.3%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71295 (Winnsboro, LA) is strongly conservative.
Winnsboro, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Franklin 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.
Winnsboro, 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 71295 (Winnsboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $1,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $13,135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)