The small town of Provencal, LA (zip code 71468) has a population of approximately 600 people and is part of Natchitoches Parish. It is served by a mayor and four aldermen that make up the local governing body. Since its inception in 1904, the town has had a long history of electing officials to represent their interests in the community. The current mayor, Richard Jones, was elected to his sixth term in 2016 and previously served as an alderman for 10 years. In addition to Mayor Jones, three other aldermen were newly elected in 2020 while one was re-elected for another four year term.
In Provencal, all local elections are run according to Louisiana state laws with candidates filing paperwork with the Natchitoches Parish Registrar of Voters in order to participate in elections. In addition, local political campaigns focus on improving public safety, maintaining fiscal responsibility, and working towards economic development within the community. All campaigns must adhere to strict guidelines set forth by both federal and state governments in order to ensure fairness and integrity within the electoral system.
The political climate in Zip 71468 (Provencal, LA) is moderately 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 71468 (Provencal, LA) is moderately conservative.
Provencal, Louisiana is moderately 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.
Provencal, 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 71468 (Provencal)
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 6 contributions totaling $375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)