Bayou Vista, LA is a small town located in the state of Louisiana. Although it has a relatively small population and low political profile, the local politics still have an important effect on the daily lives of the people who live there. The main political party in Bayou Vista is the Republican Party, which holds most of the seats on the local councils and school boards. In recent years, there has been increased interest in local politics from residents eager to make their voices heard. Several new candidates have emerged to challenge long-term incumbents for positions at city hall and within other government organisations. Residents are vibrant and engaged in discussions around local issues such as education reform, public safety initiatives, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. Ultimately, it is up to voters to decide who should be representing them at every level of government in Bayou Vista.
The political climate in Bayou Vista, LA is moderately conservative.
St. Mary County, LA is strongly conservative. In St. Mary County, LA 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Mary parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.7%.
St. Mary county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bayou Vista, LA is moderately conservative.
St. Mary County, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Morgan City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Bayou Vista, 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 Bayou Vista, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $1,555 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 187 contributions totaling $206,440 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)