The politics in 70359 Gray, LA are determined by the local government and representatives of the area. The city is governed by a Mayor-Council system, with an elected mayor and a seven-member council representing the citizens of the community. Each year, residents of 70359 Gray, LA vote for candidates to fill these positions in order to ensure democratic representation in their municipal government. Issues such as tax increases, zoning laws, infrastructure development and public safety are all discussed and debated at city council meetings. Local residents have numerous opportunities to engage in civic discourse regarding current issues that affect the city. This includes attending public forums hosted by elected officials or participating in grassroots campaigns aimed at influencing municipal decisions. As a result, 70359 Gray, LA has become a vibrant political landscape where citizens can interact and contribute to decisions that shape their lives.
The political climate in Zip 70359 (Gray, 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 70359 (Gray, LA) is strongly conservative.
Gray, 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.
Gray, 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 70359 (Gray)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $37,651 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $753 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)