Lafayette, located in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, is the fourth-largest city in the state. It is a hub for culture and industry with an estimated population of 127,657 as of 2019. The city has a mayor-council form of government, which consists of an elected Mayor and nine City Council members who are elected by district. The City Council meets regularly to discuss issues and make decisions concerning the operations and policies of the city. The mayor works closely with them to create legislation that will ensure Lafayette’s citizens have what they need to succeed. Local issues often discussed in these meetings include infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, public safety measures, taxation laws, budget decisions, and other matters related to daily life in Lafayette. In addition to local politics, residents are encouraged to get involved with state and national politics as well; their voices are essential for protecting their rights and advocating for change at all levels.
The political climate in 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
Lafayette County, LA 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.
Lafayette, 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 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 Lafayette County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,733 contributions totaling $560,787 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,869 contributions totaling $4,830,082 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $992 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)