French Settlement, LA is a small town located in Livingston Parish. It has a rich history and has been an important part of the Louisiana landscape for centuries. Politically, the town’s government is run by a mayor and four council members who are all voted on by the townsfolk. The mayor acts as the executive branch of the local government while the council members form the legislative branch. The current mayor is Alan Herrin and he works closely with his council to make decisions that benefit the town and its citizens. As far as federal politics go, French Settlement votes heavily Democratic, supporting candidates who advocate for issues such as better healthcare, environmental protection, and public education reform. The town also takes great pride in their local businesses and industries, which they believe should remain largely unaffected by national politics.
The political climate in French Settlement, LA is very conservative.
Livingston County, LA is very conservative. In Livingston County, LA 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.2%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
French Settlement, LA is very conservative.
Livingston County, Louisiana is very 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.
French Settlement, 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 French Settlement, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $38,399 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)