The small town of 72956 Van Buren, AR is situated in the Northwest corner of the state and is home to a thriving community. The town has an active local government with a Mayor and Council members who are elected by the people. The Mayor and Council members work together to ensure that the citizens of Van Buren have access to essential services such as water, sewer and sanitation, public safety, education, transportation, economic development and many other important programs. They also work to create an environment that encourages businesses to locate in the area as well as work with local organizations on projects that benefit the community. With their efficient management of resources and commitment to serving their constituents, politics in 72956 Van Buren are thriving.
The political climate in Zip 72956 (Van Buren, AR) is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, AR is very conservative. In Crawford County, AR 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.6%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72956 (Van Buren, AR) is strongly conservative.
Van Buren, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Crawford 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.
Van Buren, 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 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 72956 (Van Buren)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $18,446 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $27,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)