Chalmette is a small town located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. With a total area of just under 6 square miles, it has a population of approximately 26,000 people. It is known as the site of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. The town is served by two local political candidates, William \"Willie\" Marrero and Lea Ann Palermo. Both candidates are passionate about representing their constituents in Chalmette and ensuring that their needs are met through effective leadership. Marrero desires to focus on rebuilding the infrastructure in Chalmette, while Palermo wants to ensure that all residents have access to quality public services such as healthcare and education. Both candidates have made it clear that they will not be influenced by special interests or corporate money when making decisions for their constituents in Chalmette. They want to make sure that everyone's voice is heard in order to keep Chalmette a safe and vibrant community.
The political climate in Chalmette, LA is somewhat conservative.
St. Bernard County, LA is strongly conservative. In St. Bernard County, LA 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Bernard parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.8%.
St. Bernard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chalmette, LA is somewhat conservative.
St. Bernard County, Louisiana is strongly 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.
Chalmette, 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 Chalmette, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 420 contributions totaling $48,746 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 310 contributions totaling $47,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)