The small town of Merryville, LA has long been a hub of political activity. Located in the heart of the state, the city boasts an active local government with a variety of elected officials and committees. Residents take pride in their hardworking city council, which works diligently to ensure that the community’s needs are met. They also appreciate the efforts of their national representatives who dedicate themselves to representing the interests of their constituents. From school board elections to national debates, there is always something happening politically in Merryville. With passionate residents and strong leadership, this town is sure to play an important role in deciding Louisiana’s future.
The political climate in Zip 70653 (Merryville, LA) is very conservative.
Beauregard County, LA is very conservative. In Beauregard County, LA 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beauregard parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.0% to 15.5%.
Beauregard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70653 (Merryville, LA) is very conservative.
Merryville, Louisiana is very conservative.
Beauregard County, Louisiana is very conservative.
DeRidder 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.
Merryville, 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 70653 (Merryville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)