Gentry, AR is a rural town located in the Northeastern region of Arkansas. It is home to many small businesses and farms, and its population of roughly 6,000 makes it one of the smaller towns in the area. Although Gentry is a relatively small town, politics still plays an important role in its community. The local political candidates who run for office regularly come from a variety of backgrounds, ranging from seasoned politicians to newcomers. These candidates often hold debates and forums where they can discuss issues and concerns that are important to their constituents. Additionally, local citizens have the opportunity to voice their opinions on particular issues during each election cycle as well. With such a diverse array of candidates fighting for the same office, Gentry residents have the chance to choose their leaders based off of who best aligns with their values.
The political climate in Gentry, AR is moderately conservative.
Benton County, AR is strongly conservative. In Benton County, AR 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gentry, AR is moderately conservative.
Benton County, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metro Area is moderately 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.
Gentry, 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 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 Gentry, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 611 contributions totaling $34,207 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 308 contributions totaling $71,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)