Donaldsonville, LA is the parish seat of Ascension Parish and has a population of 7,436 according to 2019 estimates. It is an important historical city in Louisiana and was once known as the “Gem of the Mississippi”. The current political landscape in Donaldsonville focuses on improving infrastructure, supporting local businesses, and reducing crime rates. Political candidates in Donaldsonville strive to create a better environment for its citizens by advocating for increased public safety initiatives and revitalization efforts. Various organizations support various causes such as increasing educational opportunities, providing access to healthcare resources, protecting the environment, and making sure that everyone has equal rights regardless of their gender or race. Local politicians also seek to ensure that all residents have access to clean water and other essential services. In addition, they look for ways to make Donaldsonville more attractive to visitors so that it can benefit from tourism spending while still ensuring that its residents get the most out of their home town.
The political climate in Donaldsonville, LA is somewhat conservative.
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
Donaldsonville, LA is somewhat conservative.
Ascension County, Louisiana 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.
Donaldsonville, 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 Donaldsonville, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $23,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $22,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)