Berwick, Louisiana is a vibrant town located on the banks of the Atchafalaya River. As the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, it is an important political hub for the surrounding area. The local government consists of a mayor and city council that work together to provide services and ensure the safety of its citizens. Local politics in Berwick are focused on maintaining fiscal responsibility while also providing resources to residents when needed. Important issues facing the community include improving infrastructure and public transportation, creating affordable housing opportunities, addressing economic development initiatives, and tackling environmental concerns related to coastal erosion and flooding. Locally elected officials strive to make sound decisions that represent all members of their community.
The political climate in Berwick, 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
Berwick, 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.
Berwick, 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 Berwick, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $1,855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 541 contributions totaling $521,590 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $964 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)