Lake Arthur, LA is a small town located in Acadia Parish with a population of approximately 3,500. Despite its small size, the town plays an influential role in the politics of Acadia Parish and beyond. Local elections are held regularly for various government offices including Mayor, City Council, and School Board members. In recent years, Lake Arthur residents have come out in large numbers to support candidates from both major political parties. The results of these elections have been closely watched by people from all walks of life as they reflect the views and priorities of the citizens of Lake Arthur. Political debates often focus on issues such as public health, education reform, economic development, and social justice. Through their active engagement in the electoral process, Lake Arthur residents are making their voices heard on important issues and shaping the future direction of their community.
The political climate in Lake Arthur, LA is strongly conservative.
Jefferson Davis County, LA is very conservative. In Jefferson Davis County, LA 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson Davis parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.0% to 21.6%.
Jefferson Davis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Arthur, LA is strongly conservative.
Jefferson Davis County, Louisiana 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.
Lake Arthur, 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 Lake Arthur, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $410 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $9,510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)