Gibson, LA is a small town located in 70356 zip code. It has a population of around 2,500 people who are mostly involved with the agricultural and forestry industries. Politically, Gibson is largely supportive of conservative values, electing representatives from the Republican Party to local offices including mayor and city council. The local representatives focus on promoting economic development initiatives, keeping taxes low, and improving infrastructure such as roads and bridges in order to keep the town running smoothly. Despite the increasing population, Gibson remains close-knit community that values its small-town charm.
The political climate in Zip 70356 (Gibson, LA) is strongly 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
Zip 70356 (Gibson, LA) is strongly conservative.
Gibson, Louisiana is strongly 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.
Gibson, 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 zip 70356 (Gibson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $75 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)