Lydia, LA is a small town situated between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. While it may be small in size, the politics of Lydia are quite dynamic. The residents of the town are deeply passionate about their political beliefs and support a range of candidates from across the political spectrum. Every election season brings out vocal debates over local issues such as infrastructure, education, public safety, and economic development. Many people in the town feel strongly that certain candidates will best represent their interests in local government. In recent years, there has been a surge of enthusiasm for more progressive candidates who propose bold changes to improve the quality of life for all citizens. Despite differing opinions, residents continue to unite behind the goal of making Lydia an even better place to live for everyone who calls this special town home.
The political climate in Lydia, LA is moderately conservative.
Iberia County, LA is strongly conservative. In Iberia County, LA 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iberia parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.7%.
Iberia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lydia, LA is moderately conservative.
Iberia County, Louisiana is strongly 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.
Lydia, 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 Lydia, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 565 contributions totaling $22,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 275 contributions totaling $132,848 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $483 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)