The Lake Charles, LA Metro Area is an area in Louisiana that is home to a vibrant political landscape. There are several local candidates who are running for office in the area, such as Mayor Nic Hunter, City Councilmember Aaron Martin and others. Local elections take place every four years and are highly contested due to the diverse range of opinions among the residents of Lake Charles. Issues discussed include matters related to infrastructure, economic development, jobs creation and more. The campaigns put on by these candidates provide a platform for local residents to get involved with their government and voice their opinions on important issues. Furthermore, they also serve as a way for citizens to become more aware of those running for office and make sure their interests are represented in public policy-making decisions.
The political climate in Lake Charles Metro Area is very conservative.
In Lake Charles Metro Area 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Lake Charles metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 30.7%.
The Lake Charles metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Lake Charles, 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 Lake Charles Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,071 contributions totaling $366,162 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,065 contributions totaling $1,304,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $632 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)