Bunkie, Louisiana is a small town with a population of around 4,000 people. It has a mayor-council form of government, which means there are elected members from the local community who are responsible for governing the city. The mayor and city council work together to make decisions regarding the city's budget, infrastructure projects, and other important issues that affect the citizens of Bunkie. In recent years, there have been several candidates running for office in Bunkie. These candidates have promised to bring positive changes to the area by addressing local needs such as improving infrastructure and public safety. Additionally, they have pledged to ensure that Bunkie remains a safe and welcoming place for all residents.
The political climate in Bunkie, LA is somewhat conservative.
Avoyelles County, LA is very conservative. In Avoyelles County, LA 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Avoyelles parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.8%.
Avoyelles county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bunkie, LA is somewhat conservative.
Avoyelles County, Louisiana 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.
Bunkie, 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 Bunkie, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $9,828 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $14,640 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)