The small town of Natchitoches, Louisiana is located in the northern part of the state and has a population of about 18,000 people. The local politics in Natchitoches are centered around the mayor and the city council. The Mayor is elected for a four year term while members of the city council are elected for two-year terms. Both parties have influence on how they manage their respective offices to ensure that Natchitoches continues to be a wonderful place to live. They work together to take care of the people within the community by addressing any concerns from constituents and making decisions that benefit all citizens. The Mayor and city council also focus on keeping taxes low, improving infrastructure and development for future growth, working with local businesses, and creating jobs for residents. Through their efforts, they strive to make sure that everyone feels safe and has access to basic necessities.
The political climate in Zip 71457 (Natchitoches, LA) is somewhat conservative.
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
Zip 71457 (Natchitoches, LA) is somewhat conservative.
Natchitoches, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
Natchitoches County, Louisiana 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 zip 71457 (Natchitoches)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 368 contributions totaling $43,651 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $90,831 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $496 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)