Slidell, Louisiana is a city located in Saint Tammany Parish with a population of approximately 27,068 people. It is a vibrant coastal community with an active political scene. The members of the Slidell City Council are elected at-large and consist of seven members who serve four-year terms. Each year, many candidates run for the council positions and it is up to the citizens of Slidell to decide who will represent their interests in local politics. There have been several recent changes to the council including two new representatives being elected in 2019. They bring fresh perspectives and ideas that they hope will help shape the future of Slidell. Additionally, there are also numerous local organizations dedicated to ensuring that Slidell remains an attractive place for businesses and families alike. Citizen participation in local politics is essential to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard when important decisions about Slidell’s future are made.
The political climate in Slidell, LA is moderately conservative.
St. Tammany County, LA is very conservative. In St. Tammany County, LA 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Tammany parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 26.9%.
St. Tammany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Slidell, LA is moderately conservative.
St. Tammany County, Louisiana is very conservative.
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.
Slidell, 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 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 Slidell, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,094 contributions totaling $630,593 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,144 contributions totaling $1,053,862 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)