Banks, Arkansas is a small, rural community located in the northwest corner of the state. The city prides itself on its close-knit sense of community and its commitment to providing quality services for all its residents. Politically, Banks is an important part of Arkansas’ Natural State culture. The city elects a mayor and four members of the City Council to represent its citizens in city government decisions. Residents are able to have their voices heard through the election process every two years. Additionally, Banks has representatives in the state legislature who are actively involved in advocating for the needs of citizens on both local and statewide issues. Ultimately, politics in Banks play an important role in maintaining a strong local community by promoting civil discourse and ensuring that all residents receive equitable access to services and resources.
The political climate in Banks, AR is strongly conservative.
Bradley County, AR is strongly conservative. In Bradley County, AR 33.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bradley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 33.2%.
Bradley county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Banks, AR is strongly conservative.
Bradley County, Arkansas is strongly 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.
Banks, Arkansas: 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Banks, AR
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)