Taft, LA is a small town in the state of Louisiana with a population of only around 400 people. Despite its small size, politics still plays an important role in Taft and this is reflected in the local elections that are held every few years. Currently, there are no current political candidates running for office in Taft as all positions have been filled. However, residents of Taft will still have an opportunity to vote for or against changes to their local government when it comes time for the next election. Residents will also be able to get involved in local initiatives such as fundraising and supporting certain candidates when they pop up. As with any other town, political issues and debates will always be present in Taft and residents should remain aware of these issues so they can make informed decisions about who they will vote for or support when the time comes.
The political climate in Taft, LA is moderately conservative.
St. Charles County, LA is strongly conservative. In St. Charles County, LA 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Charles parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.4%.
St. Charles county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Taft, LA is moderately conservative.
St. Charles County, Louisiana is strongly 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.
Taft, 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 Taft, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $456 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $8,705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)