The politics in Houma, LA are quite diverse and vibrant. With the many different politicians that have been elected over the years to serve the citizens of Houma, they have all worked hard to ensure that their constituents' needs are being met. There have been several initiatives put forth by local politicians to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Houma. Most recently, there has been a push to invest in infrastructure projects such as road improvements and public transportation options. Various tax incentives and grants have also been put forward to incentivize businesses to create jobs and bring economic growth into the city. All of these efforts combined with ongoing discussions between local leaders and members of the community have resulted in a positive outlook for the political landscape in Houma, LA.
The political climate in Houma, LA is moderately conservative.
Terrebonne County, LA is very conservative. In Terrebonne County, LA 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Terrebonne parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.2%.
Terrebonne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Houma, LA is moderately conservative.
Terrebonne County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Houma-Thibodaux 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.
Houma, 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 Houma, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36,773 contributions totaling $2,958,301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,598 contributions totaling $3,210,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $892 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)