Politics in 72821 Altus, AR are largely focused on issues that impact the local population. Major topics of discussion include education, healthcare, infrastructure, and economic development. Local politicians strive to ensure that the people of 72821 Altus have access to quality education and healthcare services, as well as improved roads and other infrastructure. There are a variety of local political candidates running for office in 72821 Altus who represent different backgrounds and viewpoints. These candidates focus on building consensus within their communities and advocating for policies that will bring long-term benefits to the citizens of 72821 Altus. Through these efforts, they hope to make the 72821 Altus area stronger and more vibrant for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 72821 (Altus, AR) is very conservative.
Franklin County, AR is very conservative. In Franklin County, AR 18.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 18.2%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72821 (Altus, AR) is very conservative.
Altus, Arkansas is very conservative.
Franklin County, Arkansas is very conservative.
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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.
Altus, 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 72821 (Altus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $4,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $435 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)