Mamou, Louisiana is a small town of approximately 3,000 people located in the heart of Evangeline Parish. With such a small population, the politics in Mamou are quite localized and can be largely influenced by the residents. The local political scene is dominated by candidates who are well-known to the locals and are familiar with the community's values. These candidates often come from longstanding families in the area and serve as advocates for the citizens of Mamou. They work on issues such as economic development, public safety, education, and infrastructure improvements to ensure that all members of the community have access to resources they need to succeed. Despite being a small town, politics in Mamou remain an important part of its culture and identity.
The political climate in Mamou, LA is somewhat conservative.
Evangeline County, LA is very conservative. In Evangeline County, LA 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Evangeline parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 27.0%.
Evangeline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mamou, LA is somewhat conservative.
Evangeline 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.
Mamou, 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 Mamou, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $7,950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $663 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $27,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,533 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)