Natchitoches, located in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana is a small city with an estimated population of 18,000 people. The political landscape of the city is largely shaped by local elections and the elected officials that represent the people in government. The mayor, council members, and other officials are responsible for administering the laws of Natchitoches Parish as well as protecting its citizens. These same officials also ensure that local services such as police and fire protection are available to residents. With elections occurring every few years, voters have the opportunity to select representatives that best reflect their interests and advocate for their needs in government.
The political climate in Natchitoches County, LA is somewhat conservative.
In Natchitoches County, LA 41.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Natchitoches parish remained strongly Republican, 56.5% to 41.7%.
Natchitoches county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Natchitoches County, LA is somewhat conservative.
Natchitoches 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.
Natchitoches, 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 Natchitoches County, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 396 contributions totaling $44,621 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 228 contributions totaling $95,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)