The small town of 70340 Amelia, LA is a tight-knit community that takes pride in its traditional values. Although the town does not have any local political candidates, the politics of the area are largely focused on local issues such as education, job creation, environmental protection, and public safety. Residents often come together to discuss these topics and take part in local events that support their causes. A major factor affecting residents’ opinions on political matters is the proximity of larger cities like Baton Rouge and New Orleans which often dictate how each issue is approached. Regardless of how one might feel about certain policies or issues, Amelia locals are united in their commitment to making their community a better place.
The political climate in Zip 70340 (Amelia, LA) is strongly conservative.
St. Mary County, LA is strongly conservative. In St. Mary County, LA 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Mary parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.7%.
St. Mary county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70340 (Amelia, LA) is strongly conservative.
Amelia, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
St. Mary County, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Morgan City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Amelia, 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 zip 70340 (Amelia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $25,270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)