Ossun, Louisiana is a small town located in the heart of the state. It has a long history of being politically active and engaged with local issues. Residents take part in regular town hall meetings and debates to ensure that their voices are heard on matters that affect them. The community is represented by several elected officials from the state legislature, as well as many local government positions. Members of the city council, mayor, sheriff, and other county offices are all elected to serve the people of Ossun. In addition to these officials, there are many volunteer organizations and political action committees that help shape policies within the town. In recent years, efforts have been made to increase voter participation and overall civic engagement. With strong public involvement in politics and decision-making processes, Ossun remains an important part of Louisiana's political landscape.
The political climate in Ossun, LA is somewhat conservative.
Lafayette County, LA is strongly conservative. In Lafayette County, LA 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.7%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ossun, LA is somewhat conservative.
Lafayette County, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Lafayette Metro Area 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.
Ossun, 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 Ossun, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 401 contributions totaling $24,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 340 contributions totaling $231,671 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $681 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)