The politics in Hester, Louisiana are active and involved. The local government is focused on improving the quality of life for all its citizens. They have implemented various programs and initiatives that have led to increases in economic growth, infrastructure development, and community involvement. Local leaders have worked hard to ensure that the town remains a safe and secure place to live, work, and raise a family. Additionally, regular town hall meetings provide a platform for residents to engage with their elected officials to discuss important issues facing the community. As such, Hester is an example of how engaging in local politics can lead to positive outcomes for everyone involved.
The political climate in Hester, LA is leaning conservative.
St. James County, LA is leaning liberal. In St. James County, LA 51.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. James parish remained Democratic, 51.7% to 47.3%.
St. James county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hester, LA is leaning conservative.
St. James County, Louisiana is leaning liberal.
New Orleans-Metairie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Hester, Louisiana: D D D D d d
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Hester, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $5,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $556 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $522 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)