The small town of Fordoche, LA (zip code 70732) is located in the heart of Pointe Coupee Parish. The town's population is approximately 900 and it is mainly rural with several small businesses. The local politics in Fordoche are managed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor, Darren Bourgeois, has held the position for nearly a decade and has served three terms. He has been successful in advocating for the community's needs by attracting new businesses to the area and providing essential services such as water and waste management. Other members of the council include Charles Dupre, Brett Reily, and Sarah Meyer who all work together to ensure the efficient running of the town. Local elections are held every two years to select a new mayor and council when needed.
The political climate in Zip 70732 (Fordoche, LA) is strongly conservative.
Pointe Coupee County, LA is moderately conservative. In Pointe Coupee County, LA 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pointe Coupee parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Pointe Coupee county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70732 (Fordoche, LA) is strongly conservative.
Fordoche, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana is moderately conservative.
Baton Rouge 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.
Fordoche, Louisiana: D d 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 70732 (Fordoche)
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 2 contributions totaling $75 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)