Salesville, AR is a small town located in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. It is a rural and politically conservative area where traditional values are held in high regard. While there may not be any local political candidates running for office in Salesville, the residents take their civic responsibilities seriously and vote often on issues that affect the community. Local politics in Salesville usually focus on matters such as taxes, infrastructure projects, zoning regulations, and school funding. Residents are involved in ongoing discussions about development and progress within the community while maintaining their small-town charm. The town is an example of how local politics can still play an important role even in a smaller area.
The political climate in Salesville, AR is strongly 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
Salesville, AR is strongly 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.
Salesville, 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 Salesville, AR
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)