71630 Arkansas City, AR is a small town located in the south-central region of the United States. As is typical for many small towns, it has a local government that is responsible for providing municipal services and governing the city. The Mayor serves as the head of government, while an elected City Council works with the Mayor to make decisions that affect the city. The City Council is comprised of six members who are elected by district and serve four year terms. These members are responsible for developing policies and making changes to improve the quality of life for all citizens in 71630 Arkansas City, AR. In addition to the Mayor and City Council, there are several other officials within the government who work together to ensure that all city regulations are followed and enforced. This includes police officers, fire fighters, public works employees, parks and recreation staff, among many others. Together these individuals work together to create a safe and vibrant community where residents can enjoy their lives without fear of crime or danger.
The political climate in Zip 71630 (Arkansas City, AR) is leaning liberal.
Desha County, AR is leaning liberal. In Desha County, AR 48.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Desha county remained narrowly Democratic, 48.4% to 46.1%.
Desha county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71630 (Arkansas City, AR) is leaning liberal.
Arkansas City, Arkansas is leaning liberal.
Desha County, Arkansas is leaning liberal.
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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.
Arkansas City, 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 71630 (Arkansas City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)