The politics in 71353 Melville, LA are heavily influenced by the local government and residents. The area is represented at a local level by elected officials from the city council, sheriff's office, school board, and other governing entities. Residents of the area have a strong voice in their local government and are able to make their opinions heard through voting and making sure their voices are heard in the political process. Regularly scheduled town hall meetings provide opportunities for residents to discuss local issues affecting them and their families. Local campaigns focus on topics such as public safety, economic development, education, transportation infrastructure, and community initiatives. Through these efforts, Melville seeks to remain a vibrant place to live and work for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 71353 (Melville, LA) is somewhat conservative.
St. Landry County, LA is somewhat conservative. In St. Landry County, LA 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Landry parish remained strongly Republican, 56.3% to 42.2%.
St. Landry county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71353 (Melville, LA) is somewhat conservative.
Melville, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
St. Landry County, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
Opelousas Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Melville, Louisiana: d 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 71353 (Melville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $4,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $579 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)