The city of Plaquemine, LA is home to a number of local political candidates. The city has a long history of government involvement, from the local council to the state level. All over the city, citizens are encouraged to be involved in politics and get their voices heard. Local politicians host debates and town halls throughout the year that allow voters to engage with their representatives and ask questions. Community organizations also provide opportunities for citizens to become involved in civic engagement and work together on issues that affect them. Plaquemine is an example of how active local politics can be in a small city, and its citizens take pride in having their voices heard on matters that matter to them.
The political climate in Plaquemine, LA is leaning liberal.
Iberville County, LA is leaning liberal. In Iberville County, LA 50.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iberville parish remained Democratic, 50.9% to 47.2%.
Iberville county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plaquemine, LA is leaning liberal.
Iberville County, Louisiana is leaning liberal.
Baton Rouge 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.
Plaquemine, Louisiana: D D D D d d
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 Plaquemine, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 312 contributions totaling $27,414 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 456 contributions totaling $136,488 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)