Sorrel, LA is a small town located in the heart of Louisiana. It is home to many diverse individuals who proudly call it their home. Despite its size, Sorrel is an active and engaged community when it comes to politics. The citizens are passionate about their beliefs and often take part in local political discussions. They also actively participate in elections and come out in droves to vote for candidates running for office at all levels of government. During elections, campaigns can often be seen throughout the city with candidates speaking on platforms that promise better futures for the town and residents of Sorrel. Despite their differences, all citizens are united under the common goal of creating a bright future for the city they love so much.
The political climate in Sorrel, LA is moderately conservative.
St. Mary County, LA is strongly conservative. In St. Mary County, LA 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Mary parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.7%.
St. Mary county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sorrel, LA is moderately conservative.
St. Mary County, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Morgan City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Sorrel, 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 Sorrel, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $6,973 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $39,784 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $723 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)