Henderson, Louisiana is a small town in the northeastern part of the state that has a long history of political engagement and activism. The town is well known for its vibrant civic culture, which includes an engaged and active local government. The city operates on a mayor-council system with five members on the City Council representing the citizens of Henderson. The Mayor is elected by the general public every four years, and he or she oversees all local ordinances and policies. There are also several other boards and commissions that assist in governing the city such as the Planning Commission, Utilities Commission, Advisory Committee to the Mayor, and Human Rights Commission. A variety of local political candidates typically run for office during election cycles including Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, Green Party Members, Constitution Party Members, among others. Despite partisan divides, Henderson locals have always been able to come together to make decisions that benefit their community. With its strong sense of civic engagement and dedication to working together for progress, Henderson remains an important political center in Louisiana.
The political climate in Henderson, LA is strongly conservative.
St. Martin County, LA is very conservative. In St. Martin County, LA 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Martin parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 31.2%.
St. Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henderson, LA is strongly conservative.
St. Martin County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Lafayette Metro Area is very 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.
Henderson, 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 Henderson, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 462 contributions totaling $45,554 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 522 contributions totaling $233,906 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $448 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)