Scott, AR is a small town located in the central part of the state. It has a long history of small-town politics, with local elections being held on a regular basis to choose representatives who will look out for the best interests of residents. Over the years, several prominent figures in Scott’s political landscape have emerged, including Mayor Paul Anderson and Councilman Tim Burns. Both men have been instrumental in ensuring that Scott remains an attractive place to live and work. Recently, the town has seen an influx of new immigrants and this has led to increased diversity in local politics. Many candidates running for office now come from different backgrounds and offer unique perspectives on how to address issues facing the town. All candidates are eager to share their vision for Scott’s future with its citizens so that everyone can benefit from improved public services and economic opportunities.
The political climate in Zip 72142 (Scott, AR) is leaning liberal.
Pulaski County, AR is moderately liberal. In Pulaski County, AR 60.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pulaski county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.0% to 37.5%.
Pulaski county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72142 (Scott, AR) is leaning liberal.
Scott, Arkansas is leaning liberal.
Pulaski County, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro Area is leaning 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.
Scott, Arkansas: d D D D D D
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 72142 (Scott)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $9,374 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $8,367 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)