Ponchatoula, Louisiana is a small city located about 45 miles northwest of New Orleans. It is home to just over 6,000 citizens and is the parish seat of Tangipahoa Parish. The city has a rich history that dates back to the mid-1800s when it became an important hub for agriculture and transportation. The politics in Ponchatoula are closely tied to the parish government, as the mayor serves as both a representative of the residents of Ponchatoula and an adviser to the Tangipahoa Parish Council. In addition, there are several other local political races held each year in Ponchatoula for City Council and other positions. Many local issues such as economic development, infrastructure projects, and education are discussed during these elections. Voters in Ponchatoula have recently expressed their support for various progressive initiatives like protecting public lands, improving access to healthcare services, and reducing crime rates in their community. With an historic past and strong sense of civic engagement among its citizens, Ponchatoula continues to be a vibrant center of activity in Louisiana's political landscape.
The political climate in Ponchatoula, LA is moderately conservative.
Tangipahoa County, LA is very conservative. In Tangipahoa County, LA 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tangipahoa parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.8%.
Tangipahoa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ponchatoula, LA is moderately conservative.
Tangipahoa County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Hammond 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.
Ponchatoula, 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 Ponchatoula, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,097 contributions totaling $120,821 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 728 contributions totaling $176,352 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)