Mansura, LA is a small town located in Avoyelles Parish with a population of approximately 1,300 people. The town is governed by a mayor-council form of government, where the mayor is elected every four years by the people. Currently, the mayor of Mansura is Gary Carter. The town also has five council members who are voted into office each year, and they represent different districts within the city limits. Every two years there are local elections for various positions including Mayor and City Council Members. These elections help to ensure that the citizens of Mansura have representation for their needs and interests. Additionally, there are various committees that meet throughout the year to discuss pertinent issues facing the town such as economic development and public services. Through these committees and elections, citizens can make their voices heard in local politics and ensure that their needs are being addressed by their elected representatives.
The political climate in Mansura, LA is moderately conservative.
Avoyelles County, LA is very conservative. In Avoyelles County, LA 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Avoyelles parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.8%.
Avoyelles county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mansura, LA is moderately conservative.
Avoyelles County, Louisiana 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.
Mansura, 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 Mansura, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $5,440 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)