Erath, Louisiana is a small town with a population of around 2,500 people. It is located in Vermilion County and is a part of the larger Acadiana region. The town is known for its friendly hospitality, rich Cajun heritage, and strong sense of community. The politics in Erath are dominated by the local Democratic party, which holds most seats in both municipal and state government offices. During election season, voters tend to be vocal about their opinions and candidates often make appearances at local events to rally support for their campaigns. In addition to traditional campaigns, digital advertising has become increasingly important for reaching out to voters in Erath. While some candidates may stick to more traditional methods of campaigning such as door-knocking or placing ads in newspapers, social media has become increasingly important for getting out the message and engaging with voters directly.
The political climate in Erath, LA is strongly conservative.
Vermilion County, LA is very conservative. In Vermilion County, LA 18.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vermilion parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.3% to 18.3%.
Vermilion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Erath, LA is strongly conservative.
Vermilion County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Lafayette Metro Area is very 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.
Erath, 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 Erath, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $1,023 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $13,923 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)