The politics in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area are heavily influenced by local elections and state-wide initiatives. Important issues that arise nationwide often impact citizens in this region, prompting them to get involved with their local representatives. The political landscape of this area is largely determined by the outcomes of regional and state-level elections. Municipal and county races also play a role in shaping the political atmosphere of this region. Local citizens have the power to choose and support candidates who are best suited to represent their beliefs and interests on a local level. Through various forms of civic engagement, individuals can have a say in the future of their governments.
The political climate in Lafayette Metro Area is very conservative.
In Lafayette Metro Area 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Lafayette metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 30.2%.
The Lafayette metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Lafayette, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Lafayette Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,166 contributions totaling $722,785 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,976 contributions totaling $6,024,893 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $864 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)