Kaplan, Louisiana is a city located in the Vermilion Parish of the state. It is a small town with a population of just over 4000 people, and its citizens have long been passionate about their local politics. In recent years, there have been several candidates vying for positions on the City Council and other public offices. These candidates bring a variety of ideas and perspectives to the table as they strive to make Kaplan an even better place to live. The citizens of Kaplan take voting seriously, and they are eager to work together with elected officials to create positive change in their community. With so many voices in the mix, it's clear that this small town has big aspirations for its future.
The political climate in Kaplan, LA is moderately 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
Kaplan, LA is moderately 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.
Kaplan, 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 Kaplan, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $106,506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,014 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $59,139 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $704 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)