Evangeline, LA County is an extremely politically charged area. With a wide range of political views and opinions, the county has become a hotbed for debate and discussion on a variety of topics. This has driven Evangeline's local politics to be some of the most engaging in the area. In recent years, candidates with very different views on key issues have come up against one another in local elections. These differences create a unique atmosphere that makes it exciting to follow local politics in Evangeline, LA county. Despite their disagreements, the candidates are all passionate about representing their constituents and making sure that their voice is heard in the area.
The political climate in Evangeline County, LA is very conservative.
In Evangeline County, LA 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Evangeline parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 27.0%.
Evangeline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Evangeline County, LA is very 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.
Evangeline, 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 Evangeline County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $10,478 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $28,397 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $359 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)