Pointe Coupee is a parish located in the heart of Louisiana. The county’s political landscape includes a variety of elected officials and governing bodies, such as the Board of Supervisors, District Attorney, Clerk of Court, Constable, and Sheriff. All these officials work together to ensure that Pointe Coupee’s citizens have their voices heard when it comes to local issues. Additionally, local elections provide residents with an opportunity to make their choice for representatives who will look out for their best interests. With its diverse range of political figures and organizations, Pointe Coupee provides a unique atmosphere for residents to engage in politics on a larger scale.
The political climate in Pointe Coupee County, LA is moderately conservative.
In Pointe Coupee County, LA 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pointe Coupee parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Pointe Coupee county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pointe Coupee County, LA is moderately conservative.
Baton Rouge Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Pointe Coupee, Louisiana: D d 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 Pointe Coupee County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $24,273 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 464 contributions totaling $150,981 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)