The small community of 71763 Sparkman, AR is home to an active local political scene. The City Council holds regular meetings to discuss important issues facing the town and take votes on legislative matters. Local elections for Mayor, City Council, and other public offices are held periodically to ensure that the citizens’ voices are heard in the decision making process. Civic organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce also engage with local government to address concerns and create opportunities in the community. Local political candidates are committed to representing their constituents’ best interests and working hard for positive change in Sparkman. Through dialogue, collaboration, and sound judgment, local government aims to serve its citizens and ensure a prosperous future for this small town.
The political climate in Zip 71763 (Sparkman, AR) is moderately conservative.
Dallas County, AR is moderately conservative. In Dallas County, AR 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dallas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.4% to 36.4%.
Dallas county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71763 (Sparkman, AR) is moderately conservative.
Sparkman, Arkansas is moderately conservative.
Dallas County, Arkansas is moderately conservative.
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Arkansas is strongly 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.
Sparkman, Arkansas: d 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 71763 (Sparkman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $2,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $563 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $5,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)