Ascension Parish, located in Louisiana's Ascension County, is a vibrant community that is home to a diverse population. It is well-known for its natural beauty and welcoming atmosphere. Politically, the parish operates under the jurisdiction of the Ascension Parish Council as the primary form of local governance. The council consists of nine members who are elected by the residents of the parish and serve staggered four-year terms. The council works with other elected officials, such as Sheriff Bobby Webre and District Attorney Ricky Babin, to pass legislation that will benefit all those living in Ascension Parish. These individuals strive to ensure that the parish remains an attractive place to live and work by addressing issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, and public safety concerns. Additionally, they work hard to promote civic engagement throughout their community by engaging with citizens during their term in office.
The political climate in Ascension County, LA is very conservative.
In Ascension County, LA 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ascension parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.7%.
Ascension county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ascension County, LA is very conservative.
Baton Rouge 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.
Ascension, 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 Ascension County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 525 contributions totaling $91,367 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 968 contributions totaling $419,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)