Crescent, LA is a small city located in the state of Louisiana. It is known for its diverse culture and warm hospitality. Politically, Crescent has a strong commitment to local government involvement and direct democracy. Citizens are encouraged to participate in civic activities and vote in local elections. The City Council is composed of elected officials that are tasked with overseeing the city's policies, budgets, services and decisions on local issues such as taxes, zoning and public safety. Local candidates must be approved by the voters before taking office, ensuring that only qualified people are elected into office. Additionally, candidates often come from a variety of backgrounds and have different ideologies which can be beneficial in developing creative solutions to address the city’s needs. Residents take their role as constituents seriously and stay informed about local politics so that they can make informed decisions when it comes time to cast their ballots during elections.
The political climate in Crescent, LA is somewhat conservative.
Iberville County, LA is leaning liberal. In Iberville County, LA 50.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iberville parish remained Democratic, 50.9% to 47.2%.
Iberville county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crescent, LA is somewhat conservative.
Iberville County, Louisiana is leaning liberal.
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.
Crescent, Louisiana: D D D D d d
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 Crescent, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $4,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $22,748 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)