The small town of Plain Dealing, Louisiana has a population of roughly 2,000 people. It is known for its small-town charm and rural lifestyle. The politics in this area are heavily influenced by local initiatives and opinions that affect the day-to-day lives of the citizens. As such, the townspeople are very passionate about their political views and take an active part in electing local representatives. There is much debate within the community on various topics such as taxes, public services, infrastructure maintenance and education. Candidates running for office must have a clear message that resonates with the residents in order to be successful at the polls. There is a great deal of civic engagement among 71064 Plain Dealing residents, who value having their voices heard in local political decisions.
The political climate in Zip 71064 (Plain Dealing, LA) is strongly conservative.
Bossier County, LA is very conservative. In Bossier County, LA 28.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bossier parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.7%.
Bossier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71064 (Plain Dealing, LA) is strongly conservative.
Plain Dealing, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Bossier County, Louisiana is very 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.
Plain Dealing, 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 71064 (Plain Dealing)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $11,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $585 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $3,880 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)