Sulphur, LA is a small city located in Southwest Louisiana. It has traditionally been a politically conservative area, with most local candidates representing traditional conservative values. The city council is comprised of five members who are elected to four-year terms. These representatives strive to make decisions that best serve the residents of Sulphur and ensure that their needs are met. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and education are all important topics discussed in the local political arena. With an eye towards fiscal responsibility and steady progress, Sulphur has prospered under this system of government for many years. Despite this relative success, there is always room for improvement and the citizens of Sulphur look forward to their continuing engagement in the political process.
The political climate in Sulphur, LA is moderately conservative.
Calcasieu County, LA is very conservative. In Calcasieu County, LA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calcasieu parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 31.4%.
Calcasieu county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sulphur, LA is moderately conservative.
Calcasieu County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Lake Charles 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.
Sulphur, 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 Sulphur, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 527 contributions totaling $48,314 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,120 contributions totaling $302,464 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)