The city of Westwego, LA is located in Jefferson Parish and is a vibrant community that takes pride in its political involvement. Westwego is home to a variety of local political candidates who are all committed to making their city a better place for its citizens. From the mayor and city council members to local school board members and state representatives, Westwego has an impressive lineup of elected officials responsible for making decisions that affect the future of their town. The local government has worked hard to create a welcoming community by providing resources and services needed to support its residents. In addition, the various campaigns that have come through Westwego have raised awareness about important issues that need to be addressed, such as education, healthcare, economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. As Westwego continues to grow, its citizens will continue their strong commitment to engaging with politics and ensuring that their voices are being heard.
The political climate in Westwego, LA is leaning 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
Westwego, LA is leaning 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.
Westwego, 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 Westwego, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 328 contributions totaling $33,768 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $51,966 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $604 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)