Washington, LA is an area in the state of Louisiana that is known for its rich and varied history. Politically, Washington has been historically a democratic stronghold, with majority voters electing local candidates from the Democratic Party time and again. Recently, however, there has been increased political engagement from Republican candidates in the local races as well. This has opened up more opportunities for bipartisanship in the town and has allowed for a wider range of political opinions to be represented among its residents. Regardless of party affiliation, all citizens are encouraged to stay informed and involved in local politics as it plays an integral role in shaping the future of Washington, LA.
The political climate in Washington, 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
Washington, 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.
Washington, 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 Washington, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 261 contributions totaling $19,119 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 290 contributions totaling $109,083 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $376 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)