The politics in Bonanza, AR are generally considered to be fairly conservative. The town is served by a mayor and city council, both elected by the citizens of the town. The majority of the seats on the city council are held by candidates who identify as members of the Republican party. This reflects most of the population's political leanings in Bonanza, though there are some Democratic voters living in the area as well. Residents tend to be passionate about their political beliefs, but much of the discourse is civil and respectful despite differences in opinion. Many local organizations and initiatives are backed by both sides of the aisle, with Democrats and Republicans coming together to support causes that benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Bonanza, AR is strongly conservative.
Sebastian County, AR is very conservative. In Sebastian County, AR 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sebastian county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 30.7%.
Sebastian county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bonanza, AR is strongly conservative.
Sebastian County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Fort Smith 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.
Bonanza, 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 Bonanza, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 336 contributions totaling $33,801 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 197 contributions totaling $79,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $405 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)