Lutcher, LA is a small town located in the St. James Parish of Louisiana. Although it has a small population, it is very involved in local politics. In elections, local citizens are encouraged to research the candidates thoroughly and vote on who they believe will best represent their interests in government. During election season, candidates often campaign through door-to-door canvassing and press conferences to spread their message to Lutcher residents. Additionally, town members can attend public debates and forums to stay up to date with all political issues that affect the community. The people of Lutcher take pride in participating in the democratic process by educating themselves on current political matters and voting thoughtfully for representatives who will serve their best interests.
The political climate in Lutcher, LA is leaning liberal.
St. James County, LA is leaning liberal. In St. James County, LA 51.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. James parish remained Democratic, 51.7% to 47.3%.
St. James county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lutcher, LA is leaning liberal.
St. James County, Louisiana is leaning liberal.
New Orleans-Metairie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Lutcher, 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 Lutcher, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $9,726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $811 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $17,043 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)