Calcasieu, LA County is an area with a rich political history. The county is governed by the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, who are responsible for implementing local policies and regulations. There have been several influential politicians from this region throughout the years, including former U.S. Senator John Breaux and former Governor Edwin Edwards. Currently, the most prominent elected officials from Calcasieu are Rob Williamson, Clerk of Court; Tony Guillory, Sheriff; and Dennis Scott, Tax Assessor. These three individuals have all been re-elected multiple times due to their commitment to providing good constituent services as well as their strong stances on a variety of issues important to local residents. The politics in Calcasieu are always vibrant and engaging, which makes it an interesting place to live and work.
The political climate in Calcasieu County, LA is very conservative.
In Calcasieu County, LA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calcasieu parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 31.4%.
Calcasieu county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calcasieu County, LA is very conservative.
Lake Charles 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.
Calcasieu, 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 Calcasieu County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,019 contributions totaling $360,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,037 contributions totaling $1,287,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $632 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)