St. Tammany Parish, located in Louisiana's Washington County, is a thriving county with a large and diverse population. The area is home to many active registered voters who are passionate about local politics. In St. Tammany, the ultimate political authority lies with the Board of Commissioners, which consists of seven elected members. Each year, candidates from both parties vie for these positions in order to shape the future of St. Tammany Parish. There are also several other local elections that take place in the area for various offices such as Sheriff, Coroner, Assessor and other appointed positions. Through these elections, residents can make their voices heard by voting for candidates who best represent their beliefs and interests when it comes to local issues. With regular elections held every four years or so, St. Tammany remains an active and engaged political community!
The political climate in St. Tammany County, LA is very conservative.
In St. Tammany County, LA 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Tammany parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 26.9%.
St. Tammany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Tammany County, LA is very 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.
St. Tammany, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 St. Tammany County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,739 contributions totaling $574,917 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,611 contributions totaling $2,085,748 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $452 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)