Ventress, LA is a small town located in Louisiana with a population of around 2,500 people. The town is largely rural and is known for its agriculture, forestry and fishing industries. Politically, the town is predominantly Republican with most local residents voting along party lines when it comes to elections. The mayor of Ventress is currently Dale Boudreaux, who was elected in 2016 with overwhelming support from the community. There are several local political candidates running for office this year including Allen Gaspard, who is running for mayor and has gained significant attention on social media due to his progressive platform. Other local candidates include Blake Bolton, who is running for city council and wants to bring more jobs to the rural area; and Toni Alston-Smith who is campaigning for state legislature on a platform that emphasizes public safety and education reform. With their platforms, these candidates hope to make positive changes to the town that will benefit everyone in Ventress, LA.
The political climate in Ventress, LA is moderately conservative.
Pointe Coupee County, LA is moderately conservative. In Pointe Coupee County, LA 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pointe Coupee parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Pointe Coupee county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ventress, LA is moderately conservative.
Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana is moderately conservative.
Baton Rouge Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Ventress, Louisiana: D d 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 Ventress, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $15,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $56,595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $726 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)