Grand Coteau, LA is a small town located in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. It has a rich history and culture that dates back to its French settlers in the 1700s. Despite its small size, Grand Coteau has had an influence on Louisiana politics throughout the years. In 2020, it was represented by District 29 State Representative Clay Schexnayder in the state legislature. The other local political candidates include District Attorney Earl Taylor and Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. Both have served their positions for several terms and have advocated for the needs of Grand Coteau residents. Taylor and Guidroz have worked to make sure that Grand Coteau receives adequate funding from the state government to pay for necessary public services such as infrastructure improvements, police forces and fire department upgrades. In addition, both of them have also worked diligently to ensure that local businesses can thrive within the city while providing jobs for residents. With these efforts, Grand Coteau continues to be an active participant in Louisiana politics.
The political climate in Grand Coteau, LA is somewhat conservative.
St. Landry County, LA is somewhat conservative. In St. Landry County, LA 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Landry parish remained strongly Republican, 56.3% to 42.2%.
St. Landry county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Coteau, LA is somewhat conservative.
St. Landry County, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
Opelousas 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.
Grand Coteau, Louisiana: d 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 Grand Coteau, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $9,976 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $154,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $736 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)