Collinston, Louisiana is a small town in the north of the state. It has a rich history and strong sense of community spirit. Politically, Collinston is largely comprised of Democrats, who have held a majority in local elections for decades. Local candidates are chosen based on their commitment to promoting education and economic development within the community. In recent years, the town has seen an increase in voter registration as more citizens take an active role in local politics. With voter turnout increasing and new candidates emerging to offer fresh ideas, Collinston is poised for positive change.
The political climate in Collinston, LA is somewhat conservative.
Morehouse County, LA is somewhat conservative. In Morehouse County, LA 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morehouse parish remained strongly Republican, 56.2% to 42.7%.
Morehouse county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Collinston, LA is somewhat conservative.
Morehouse County, Louisiana 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.
Collinston, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Collinston, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $6,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $8,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $717 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)