The small town of Montegut, LA is located in the heart of Terrebonne Parish. With a population of just over 3,000 people, it is a tight-knit community with deep roots in Louisiana’s culture and history. Politically, the town tends to lean Republican and has supported local candidates for municipal offices such as mayor, city councilmember, and police chief who hold conservative values. Recently, the city voted to pass a resolution banning smoking in public places within the town limits. This measure was supported by both Republicans and Democrats alike, demonstrating the town’s commitment to upholding public health while also finding common ground between differing political beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 70377 (Montegut, LA) is very 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 70377 (Montegut, LA) is very conservative.
Montegut, Louisiana is very 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.
Montegut, 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 70377 (Montegut)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)