The small town of Olla, LA is a vibrant and welcoming place to live. Although it may not have many large-scale political offices, the citizens of this tight-knit community take great pride in their local politics. Elections for local government representatives are held every four years and typically generate a lot of buzz in the area. There is also an active civil society that meets regularly to discuss current issues affecting the residents and plan ways to improve their quality of life. In addition, there are several local civic organizations dedicated to helping those in need or promoting causes that are important to the people of Olla. All in all, the town has a strong sense of solidarity and its citizens take great pride in their unique culture and way of life.
The political climate in Olla, LA is strongly conservative.
LaSalle County, LA is very conservative. In LaSalle County, LA 9.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaSalle parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.1% to 9.0%.
LaSalle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Olla, LA is strongly conservative.
LaSalle County, Louisiana is very 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.
Olla, 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 Olla, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $1,440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $588 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)