Opelousas, LA is a small city located in the heart of Louisiana. It has a rich culture and vibrant community. Politically, the city leans heavily on the Democratic side and is represented by several representatives in the state legislature and Congress. In recent years, Opelousas has seen an increase in progressive activism with a focus on issues such as environmental protection, criminal justice reform, and economic opportunity for all members of the community. The mayor of Opelousas is a Democrat who works closely with local activists to make sure that their voices are heard at city hall. There are also several candidates running for office in 2020 who have emphasized progressive values to appeal to voters in the area. In general, politics in Opelousas is driven by a desire for change and progress for all its citizens.
The political climate in Opelousas, LA is leaning liberal.
St. Landry County, LA is somewhat conservative. In St. Landry County, LA 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Landry parish remained strongly Republican, 56.3% to 42.2%.
St. Landry county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Opelousas, LA is leaning liberal.
St. Landry County, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
Opelousas Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Opelousas, Louisiana: d 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 Opelousas, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,428 contributions totaling $105,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,680 contributions totaling $624,498 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $372 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)