Jean Lafitte, Louisiana is a small fishing village located in the Gulf Coast region of Louisiana. The town has existed since the early 19th century and is steeped in history, culture, and tradition. Politically speaking, Jean Lafitte is part of Jefferson Parish government which also includes nearby cities such as Metairie and Harahan. Local politics in Jean Lafitte are largely focused on issues related to water management, environmental protection, economic development, public safety and community cohesion. The local government works with citizens of Jean Lafitte to ensure that these issues are properly addressed and managed. There are several initiatives to improve infrastructure in Jean Lafitte such as road improvements and recreational facilities. Many residents actively participate in local political events such as town hall meetings or campaigning for local politicians who will represent their interests and those of their community. Jean Lafitte is a proud place where its citizens take an active role in developing their town's future.
The political climate in Jean Lafitte, LA is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, LA is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, LA 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson parish remained strongly Republican, 54.7% to 43.6%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jean Lafitte, LA is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, Louisiana is somewhat 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.
Jean Lafitte, 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 Jean Lafitte, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)