St. James, located in Louisiana's St. James Parish, is a small town with a community-oriented political atmosphere. Locals take pride in their town and are deeply invested in its development. The local government works hard to ensure that the town is kept running smoothly and efficiently by implementing policies to improve public safety, healthcare, education, and infrastructure. Politically active citizens engage in civic debates surrounding the most pressing issues of the day, from budgeting to economic development to environmental protection. The local government encourages involvement through holding regular town hall meetings where anyone is welcome to voice their opinions and ideas. Residents also have the opportunity to get involved by voting for local candidates who reflect their values and beliefs. As a result of this engaged citizenry, St. James has seen many positive changes over the years which have had a direct impact on improving quality of life for its residents.
The political climate in St. James County, LA is leaning liberal.
In St. James County, LA 51.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. James parish remained Democratic, 51.7% to 47.3%.
St. James county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. James County, LA is leaning liberal.
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.
St. James, 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 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 St. James County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $11,279 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $29,954 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)