The politics of 71456 Natchez, LA are driven by the local government and the citizens who live in the area. The town is governed by a mayor-council system where citizens can participate in local elections to determine the direction of their community. Citizens can also get involved in local government affairs through various civic organizations. The town is represented at both state and federal level, with members from both major political parties represented. While there is some debate about certain issues, overall the politics of 71456 Natchez, LA remain relatively calm and consensus-driven. The constituency largely focuses on improving existing infrastructure and finding solutions to problems that arise within their community. Ultimately, regardless of political leanings it’s all about making sure that everyone in 71456 Natchez, LA has an equal chance to thrive and prosper.
The political climate in Zip 71456 (Natchez, 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 71456 (Natchez, LA) is somewhat conservative.
Natchez, 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.
Natchez, 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 71456 (Natchez)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $172 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $2,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $883 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)