Marion, LA is a small town located in the state of Louisiana. It has a population of about 402 people and is part of Ouachita Parish. The local politics of Marion are primarily led by the mayor, Robert Rawls, and the town council. The town council consists of six members, all elected by the citizens of Marion to serve four-year terms. The mayor and town council work together to make decisions on important matters such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure, and other important aspects related to running the town. Additionally, citizens in Marion can interact with their local politicians at several community events throughout the year where they have an opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns regarding matters that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 71260 (Marion, LA) is very conservative.
Union County, LA is very conservative. In Union County, LA 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.7%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71260 (Marion, LA) is very conservative.
Marion, Louisiana is very conservative.
Union County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Monroe Metro Area is strongly 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.
Marion, 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 71260 (Marion)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $264 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $11,528 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)