The small town of Mamou, Louisiana, located in 70554 zip code, is known for its country music and Cajun culture. The politics in Mamou are a reflection of the culture that its residents have held for generations. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen make up the local government and work to ensure that the citizens’ needs are met. Local ordinances are in place to protect public safety, cleanliness, and quality of life. There are also various civic organizations throughout the community dedicated to promoting positive growth. Residents take an active role in local politics by attending meetings and sharing their opinions on issues that affect them. They also vote in local elections to choose candidates who share their values and beliefs about how best to serve their town.
The political climate in Zip 70554 (Mamou, LA) is strongly conservative.
Evangeline County, LA is very conservative. In Evangeline County, LA 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Evangeline parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 27.0%.
Evangeline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70554 (Mamou, LA) is strongly conservative.
Mamou, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Evangeline County, Louisiana is very conservative.
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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.
Mamou, 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 70554 (Mamou)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $2,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $663 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $9,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,533 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)