Monterey, LA is a small town with a population of just under 10,000 people. The political landscape in Monterey is largely dominated by the Democratic Party, with local elections for mayor and city council being held every two years. Some of the key issues addressed in the last election cycle were infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and economic development. Local candidates for mayor and city council members have included individuals from both major parties who have worked hard to advocate for positive change in the community. In addition to this, several non-partisan organizations have been active in Monterey working to ensure that all citizens have their voices heard on important issues.
The political climate in Monterey, LA is strongly conservative.
Concordia County, LA is strongly conservative. In Concordia County, LA 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Concordia parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 36.0%.
Concordia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monterey, LA is strongly conservative.
Concordia County, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Natchez Metro Area is leaning 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.
Monterey, 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 Monterey, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)