Port Barre, located in St. Landry Parish, is a small town with an estimated population of 2,200 people and is known for its strong Cajun culture. Though it is a small town, Port Barre has a vibrant political atmosphere. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen are the two highest elected officials in the town. The Mayor serves as the leader of both administrative and legislative branches of the local government. They oversee all of the operations within the city limits and are responsible for introducing resolutions and ordinances to keep Port Barre running smoothly and efficiently. Additionally, the Board of Aldermen consists of five members, each representing one ward or district in Port Barre. Each Alderman is responsible for approving or denying proposed legislation put forth by the Mayor. In general, residents in Port Barre tend to be very passionate about their politics and take great pride in having their voices heard when it comes to issues that affect their hometown.
The political climate in Port Barre, 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
Port Barre, LA 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.
Port Barre, 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 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 Port Barre, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $6,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $506 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)