Greensburg, Louisiana is a small rural town in the heart of St. Helena Parish. Although it may be a small town, politics play an important role in its daily life and community. The Mayor and Town Council serve as the governing body for the city, making important decisions about local law enforcement, infrastructure, economic development, and more. The citizens of Greensburg are very active in their local government with many attending city council meetings regularly to voice their opinions on various matters. Local elections are held every two years when residents of Greensburg cast their votes to choose a mayor and members of the Town Council to serve the town's best interests. Elections bring out passionate debates about the issues that are most important to Greensburg residents such as public safety, economic growth, and quality education for all its citizens.
The political climate in Greensburg, LA is leaning liberal.
St. Helena County, LA is somewhat liberal. In St. Helena County, LA 54.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Helena parish remained strongly Democratic, 54.3% to 44.1%.
St. Helena county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greensburg, LA is leaning liberal.
St. Helena 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.
Greensburg, Louisiana: D D 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 Greensburg, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $1,644 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $24,930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $361 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)