Rayne, Louisiana is a small city located in Acadia Parish with a population of 7,953. Rayne is an agricultural-based community that has been known as the Frog Capital of the World since 1988. The local government is made up of a mayor and five council members who work together to make decisions that are beneficial to the citizens of Rayne. All elected officials are voted on by the citizens of Rayne for four year terms. The city also has many committees and boards which are responsible for helping to shape policy and provide input on various issues related to local government. Rayne holds regular town meetings where residents can participate in discussions about new projects, ideas, and initiatives that could benefit their city. Residents can also volunteer their time to help make their city a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Rayne, LA is moderately conservative.
Acadia County, LA is very conservative. In Acadia County, LA 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Acadia parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 19.1%.
Acadia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rayne, LA is moderately conservative.
Acadia 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.
Rayne, 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 Rayne, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $2,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 246 contributions totaling $93,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)