The city of Bogalusa in 70427 is a bustling community located in Washington Parish in Louisiana. The politics of the area are largely focused on issues that impact the lives of local residents, such as economic development initiatives, education reform efforts, and public safety initiatives. In recent years, the city has seen a push from its citizens to become more engaged with their local government and to take part in the political process. Local political candidates often focus on these issues to better serve their constituents. On election day, residents have a chance to vote for their preferred candidate and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 70427 (Bogalusa, LA) is strongly conservative.
Washington County, LA is very conservative. In Washington County, LA 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 30.6%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70427 (Bogalusa, LA) is strongly conservative.
Bogalusa, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Bogalusa Metro Area 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.
Bogalusa, 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 70427 (Bogalusa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $1,001 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $7,602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)