The politics in Buras, LA is a reflection of the small, rural town that it is. The major political parties are represented in the local elections, and residents largely vote according to their individual values and beliefs. There is an active city council that meets regularly to discuss local issues such as infrastructure, economic development and public safety. Residents can contact their elected representatives with any community concerns or ideas for improving the area. Additionally, the town is part of larger state and national governmental systems that provide additional resources and programs for citizens. Though they may not have a large population, Buras provides its residents with strong representation on both the local and statewide levels.
The political climate in Buras, LA is moderately 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
Buras, LA is moderately 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.
Buras, 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 Buras, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,820 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)