Belle Chasse, Louisiana is a vibrant community located in the Plaquemines Parish of the greater New Orleans area. It is known for its historic sites and natural beauty that draws visitors from all over. Politically, Belle Chasse is part of the Republican-leaning region of Louisiana and is represented on the state legislature by Representatives Beryl Amedee and Chris Leopold. Local politics are focused on maintaining good infrastructure, protecting and preserving the local environment, ensuring quality education for all, and supporting small businesses. Residents take great pride in their community, participating in local events such as voting in elections, attending town hall meetings, or joining volunteer organizations to promote change in their city. There are numerous opportunities for residents to make their voices heard and to have a say in how their city is run.
The political climate in Belle Chasse, LA is strongly conservative.
Plaquemines County, LA is very conservative. In Plaquemines County, LA 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plaquemines parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 31.0%.
Plaquemines county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belle Chasse, LA is strongly conservative.
Plaquemines 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.
Belle Chasse, 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 Belle Chasse, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $118,728 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $761 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 612 contributions totaling $247,532 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $404 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)