Fordoche, LA has a long history of involving itself in the local politics of the region. Residents take their political engagement seriously and are keen to ensure that the town's interests are represented at all levels of government. Fordoche elects its own mayor and town council, who are responsible for setting local policies in areas such as taxes, zoning and business regulations. The current mayor is Bob Smith, who is currently serving his second term in office. In addition to the mayor and town council, residents of Fordoche vote for state representatives and participate in national elections. The people of Fordoche have a strong sense of civic duty that encourages them to stay informed on current issues and get involved in campaigns when possible. They also take pride in the fact that their votes can make a difference at all levels of government.
The political climate in Fordoche, LA is strongly conservative.
Pointe Coupee County, LA is moderately conservative. In Pointe Coupee County, LA 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pointe Coupee parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Pointe Coupee county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fordoche, LA is strongly conservative.
Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana is moderately conservative.
Baton Rouge Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Fordoche, Louisiana: D d 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 Fordoche, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $75 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)