Vernon is located in Los Angeles County, California. It has a vibrant political culture which features many local elected officials who are committed to representing the interests of their constituents and helping to ensure the city runs smoothly. The mayor of Vernon is W. Michael McCormick, and the City Council consists of five members: Leticia Lopez, William \"Bill\" Davis, Joseph E. Davis II, Lourdes Ramos and Yvette Woodruff-Perez. The Vernon City Council meets regularly to discuss issues such as public safety, zoning regulations, infrastructure development, economic development, and other topics that are important to the community. Elections are held every two years in order to decide who will serve on the City Council. The Vernon Fire Department is also governed by elected officials who work hard to provide fire protection services to residents and businesses in the city. In addition to these elected officials, there are numerous local organizations available for those interested in getting involved with local politics.
The political climate in Vernon County, LA is very conservative.
In Vernon County, LA 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vernon parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.7% to 16.8%.
Vernon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vernon County, LA is very conservative.
Fort Polk South 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.
Vernon, 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 Vernon County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 199 contributions totaling $10,151 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $92,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)