The small town of Mermentau, LA (70556) is part of the larger Acadia Parish in Louisiana. The community is politically active, with a mayor-council form of government and a range of local organizations working to engage citizens in the political process. Elections are held each year for the mayor and six council members who serve staggered four-year terms. The council meets regularly to discuss current issues facing the town including infrastructure, economic development, public safety, and social services. The mayor presides over these meetings and is responsible for carrying out the laws set by the council. Local organizations such as Mermentau Citizens United work to ensure that citizens have access to up-to date information on local political candidates and initiatives as well as encouraging turnout for elections. By staying informed and participating in local politics, residents of Mermentau can make sure their voices are heard in their community.
The political climate in Zip 70556 (Mermentau, LA) is very conservative.
Acadia County, LA is very conservative. In Acadia County, LA 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Acadia parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 19.1%.
Acadia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70556 (Mermentau, LA) is very conservative.
Mermentau, Louisiana is very conservative.
Acadia County, Louisiana is very conservative.
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.
Mermentau, 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 70556 (Mermentau)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $60 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $1,847 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)