Scott, Louisiana is a small town with an estimated population of 6,941 people. The local political scene in Scott is governed by the Town Council who are voted into office by the community. The current mayor is Kenneth Frederick, and he is supported by four councillors: Jaye McConnell, Amy Galbraith-Olivier, Jessica Thibodeaux and Robert Bourgeois. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss initiatives that will benefit the community as a whole, such as citizen feedback on local development projects or public safety initiatives. Scott residents can get involved with their local politics by attending council meetings or running for office themselves. Furthermore, there are a number of organizations dedicated to engaging citizens in the political process such as the League of Women Voters of Lafayette Parish and the Louisiana Association of Non-Profit Organizations. By participating in these programs, residents can have a direct impact on the direction their town takes politically.
The political climate in Scott, LA is moderately 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
Scott, LA is moderately 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.
Scott, 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 Scott, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 783 contributions totaling $73,262 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 593 contributions totaling $359,806 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $607 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)