The politics in Pine Prairie, Louisiana are characterized by a strong sense of civic duty and a commitment to progressive values. The small town is served by an elected mayor and council members who work hard to maintain the quality of life for its citizens. There have been a number of initiatives that have come out of the local government recently including increased public safety measures, improved infrastructure, and greater support for education. The people of Pine Prairie are passionate about their town and take pride in its long-standing tradition as a great place to live, work, and raise a family. Participation in local elections is seen as an important part of the community’s identity and political candidates must be able to demonstrate their dedication to the community in order to be successful at the polls.
The political climate in Pine Prairie, LA is strongly conservative.
Evangeline County, LA is very conservative. In Evangeline County, LA 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Evangeline parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 27.0%.
Evangeline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pine Prairie, LA is strongly conservative.
Evangeline 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.
Pine Prairie, 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 Pine Prairie, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $7,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $14,836 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)