Lafitte, LA is a small town located in Jefferson Parish. It has a rich history and its politics reflect this. The mayor of Lafitte is Larry “Boo” LeBlanc who was elected in 2019. He is dedicated to maintaining and improving the community with multiple initiatives, such as infrastructure improvements and promoting the local economy. The Lafitte City Council consists of five members representing various constituencies within the city borders. They work with the mayor to make decisions that will benefit all citizens of Lafitte. The council also works with other local government agencies to ensure that laws are upheld and the needs of citizens are met. This year, there is a mayoral election coming up which will decide who will lead Lafitte for the next four years.
The political climate in Lafitte, LA is somewhat 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
Lafitte, LA is somewhat 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.
Lafitte, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Lafitte, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)