Westminster, LA is a small and quaint town in the southern part of Louisiana. It is known for its strong sense of community and low crime rates. Despite this, politics remain an important factor in Westminster as with any other area in the state. Local elections are held to determine who will lead the town, and candidates from different political backgrounds and experiences can be found advocating for their positions on vital issues such as education, healthcare, economic development, public safety, and many others. The electorate of Westminster also gets to voice their opinion by casting their votes during these local elections. With every new candidate that is elected into office, the people of Westminster have a chance to change their community for the better and ensure that their voices are heard in local government.
The political climate in Westminster, LA is leaning liberal.
East Baton Rouge County, LA is somewhat liberal. In East Baton Rouge County, LA 55.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, East Baton Rouge parish remained strongly Democratic, 55.5% to 42.5%.
East Baton Rouge county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westminster, LA is leaning liberal.
East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana is somewhat liberal.
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.
Westminster, Louisiana: r r d d d D
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 Westminster, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,059 contributions totaling $242,556 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,127 contributions totaling $856,656 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $760 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)