Mountain Home, AR (72653) is a small city located in the northern part of Arkansas. It is a very tight-knit community and many of its citizens are involved in local politics. The area is served by a mayor and six council members who are elected by the people to serve four year terms. There are several political issues that have been debated recently such as taxes, infrastructure development, public safety, and education. Mountain Home also has its own local school district with an active parent-teacher organization. Several initiatives are underway to improve the quality of life for all citizens of the city. Local representatives are actively involved in making sure their constituents’ voices are heard in these political debates. Residents of Mountain Home take pride in their community and staying informed about local politics helps them stay engaged and make informed decisions about how best to shape their community going forward.
The political climate in Zip 72653 (Mountain Home, AR) is very conservative.
Baxter County, AR is very conservative. In Baxter County, AR 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baxter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.1%.
Baxter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72653 (Mountain Home, AR) is very conservative.
Mountain Home, Arkansas is very conservative.
Baxter County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Mountain Home Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Mountain Home, Arkansas: 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 72653 (Mountain Home)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 494 contributions totaling $28,058 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 510 contributions totaling $74,564 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)