Lake Charles, LA is an exciting city full of vibrant and diverse political perspectives. Local residents take part in lively debates about the best ways to address pressing local issues such as economic development, education, and infrastructure improvements. The city's ongoing political discourse has been shaped in recent years by the efforts of several prominent politicians who have represented Lake Charles in various capacities, from mayors and county commissioners to state legislators and members of Congress. These figures have helped shape their community's vision for the future by introducing new ideas and initiatives that prioritize long-term growth. Through their work, they have sought to enhance the quality of life for all citizens of this great city.
The political climate in Lake Charles, LA is somewhat conservative.
Calcasieu County, LA is very conservative. In Calcasieu County, LA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calcasieu parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 31.4%.
Calcasieu county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Charles, LA is somewhat conservative.
Calcasieu County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Lake Charles 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.
Lake Charles, 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 Lake Charles, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,142 contributions totaling $1,606,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,547 contributions totaling $5,366,163 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $820 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)