Terrytown, LA is a small town located in the greater New Orleans area that prides itself on its rich culture and community values. The area has a population of approximately 10,000 people with diverse heritages, backgrounds and beliefs. Though Terrytown is not as well known as some other areas of Louisiana, it has an active local politics scene that many residents are involved in and passionate about. Some popular issues debated in the town include taxes, public transportation, education and jobs. Terrytown residents have many opportunities to get involved with their local political representatives either through attending meetings or engaging directly with their elected officials. There are several local candidates running for office in Terrytown this election season who all bring different perspectives to the table which can be beneficial for the growth and development of the community.
The political climate in Zip 70056 (Terrytown, 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
Zip 70056 (Terrytown, LA) is leaning conservative.
Terrytown, Louisiana 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.
Terrytown, 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 70056 (Terrytown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 522 contributions totaling $38,173 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 232 contributions totaling $65,172 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)