Gueydan, Louisiana is a small rural town with a population of approximately 1,250 people. Despite its size, the town has a vibrant and active political scene. Local elections are held on an annual basis and feature candidates from both major political parties representing the needs of all Gueydan residents. Candidates work hard to emphasize their commitment to improving local services and bringing economic development opportunities to the area. In recent years, increased attention has been paid to environmental issues such as flood control and water resources management in Gueydan. Community involvement in local politics is encouraged with numerous civic organizations hosting forums throughout the year for citizens to express their concerns and bring up any issues they feel need addressing by their elected officials.
The political climate in Gueydan, LA is strongly conservative.
Vermilion County, LA is very conservative. In Vermilion County, LA 18.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vermilion parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.3% to 18.3%.
Vermilion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gueydan, LA is strongly conservative.
Vermilion County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Lafayette Metro Area is very 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.
Gueydan, 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 Gueydan, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $3,802 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $7,135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $549 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)