The small town of 71822 Ashdown, AR is surrounded by the natural beauty of Southwest Arkansas. The population is relatively small with less than 4,000 residents. Despite its size, Ashdown has a strong sense of local community and pride in its heritage. There are several local organizations dedicated to preserving the history and culture of the area. Politically, the town leans conservative with a high voter turnout among Republican candidates. Local efforts have been made to ensure that all voices are heard in political discourse by encouraging civic engagement and emphasizing dialogue between citizens and representatives. 71822 Ashdown, AR has a rich history when it comes to politics and continues to move forward as an important part of Arkansas’s political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 71822 (Ashdown, AR) is very conservative.
Little River County, AR is very conservative. In Little River County, AR 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Little River county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 23.7%.
Little River county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71822 (Ashdown, AR) is very conservative.
Ashdown, Arkansas is very conservative.
Little River County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Texarkana 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.
Ashdown, Arkansas: D d 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 71822 (Ashdown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $7,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $10,929 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)