The politics of Pearl River, LA are reflective of the culture and values in this vibrant community. Local citizens are passionate about their representation in government, often taking part in local government meetings to voice their opinions. The town has a long history of involvement with state and federal leaders and is home to many different organizations that focus on advocating for the unique interests of the people who live there. Referencing local ballot initiatives and legislative issues, residents remain informed and engaged with their representatives at both the state and national levels. Overall, Pearl River is a proud community dedicated to promoting a better quality of life for its citizens through thoughtful political participation.
The political climate in Pearl River, LA is strongly conservative.
St. Tammany County, LA is very conservative. In St. Tammany County, LA 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Tammany parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 26.9%.
St. Tammany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pearl River, LA is strongly conservative.
St. Tammany County, Louisiana is very conservative.
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.
Pearl River, 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 Pearl River, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 264 contributions totaling $38,775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 267 contributions totaling $92,334 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)