Thibodaux, Louisiana (70301) is a city located in Lafourche Parish. It is home to around 14,500 residents and is known for its rich cultural and historical background. The politics of Thibodaux are largely driven by the local government and the various political candidates that represent this area in state and national government. At the local level, residents are represented by a Mayor-President, Council Members, and other elected officials who act as their voice on issues such as taxation, public safety, education, development projects, and more. The Mayor-President acts as head of the local government while also serving as a member of the council. Other elected officials include Police Jurors who serve in an advisory capacity to the Mayor-President on issues such as zoning ordinances, flood control projects, infrastructure improvements, and more. Each council member serves a four-year term representing their respective district within Thibodaux's city limits. Residents will have an opportunity to vote for candidates in upcoming elections to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to decisions impacting their community.
The political climate in Zip 70301 (Thibodaux, LA) is strongly conservative.
Lafourche County, LA is very conservative. In Lafourche County, LA 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafourche parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 19.1%.
Lafourche county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70301 (Thibodaux, LA) is strongly conservative.
Thibodaux, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Lafourche 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.
Thibodaux, 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 70301 (Thibodaux)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $14,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 529 contributions totaling $421,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $797 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)