Assumption, LA County is a small municipality with a population of just over 2500 people. Although the population is relatively small, politics still matters in Assumption. Local elections are held annually to select representatives for positions such as mayor, city council members, and other municipal positions. In addition to local politics, residents of Assumption are also engaged in state and national politics. During election years, candidates from all levels of government come to Assumption to meet with residents and discuss their platforms. As a result, residents have an opportunity to make their voices heard through the ballot box by voting for the candidates they believe will best represent them and their interests.
The political climate in Assumption County, LA is strongly conservative.
In Assumption County, LA 34.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Assumption parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.7% to 34.1%.
Assumption county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Assumption County, LA is strongly conservative.
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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.
Assumption, Louisiana: d d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Assumption County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $10,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 219 contributions totaling $169,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $774 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)