Bienville, LA is a small town located in the North Louisiana area of the United States. The local government consists of a mayor and five-member city council that serve as the legislative body for the town. Mayor Joe Smith has been in office for more than 10 years and is highly respected by the citizens of Bienville. The city council members are responsible for making decisions on topics such as zoning laws, public works projects, and other budgetary issues. They also serve to provide oversight on how the mayor is running Bienville. All elected officials are voted into office every four years by constituents of Bienville who are registered to vote within the city limits.
The politics in Bienville revolve around getting things done efficiently and cost-effectively while still providing excellent representation for all citizens. Most people living in Bienville have strong opinions about local issues and they attend all city council meetings to make sure their voice is heard. During election season, many candidates run for mayor or one of the five positions on the city council each vying to be their district's representative on important local matters. All candidates will usually campaign on topics like taxes, economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, youth programs and more. In this way, all residents have an opportunity to have their say when it comes to shaping their community through regular elections.
The political climate in Bienville, LA is somewhat conservative.
Bienville County, LA is somewhat conservative. In Bienville County, LA 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bienville parish remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 43.5%.
Bienville county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bienville, LA is somewhat conservative.
Bienville County, Louisiana 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.
Bienville, Louisiana: d 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 Bienville, 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 4 contributions totaling $1,611 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $403 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)