Vermilion, Louisiana is located in the southwestern region of LA County and is home to a diverse population. The political landscape in Vermilion is one that promotes discussion and debate amongst its residents. Local political candidates regularly visit the town to talk about issues that impact the community, such as education, economic development, public safety, and health care. Residents are passionate about their politics and are eager to have their voices heard at the local level. Through grassroots initiatives and organizing efforts, Vermilion's citizens are working together to make sure their voices are heard on issues that matter most to them. By voting in local elections, Vermilion's citizens can ensure that their needs are met and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Vermilion County, LA is very conservative.
In Vermilion County, LA 18.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vermilion parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.3% to 18.3%.
Vermilion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vermilion County, LA is very conservative.
Lafayette 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.
Vermilion, 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 Vermilion County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 185 contributions totaling $54,103 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 605 contributions totaling $310,756 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $514 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)