Atkins, Arkansas is a small town with an estimated population of around 3,000 people. The local politics in Atkins are largely determined by the members of the Atkins City Council. This council is made up of five people who are elected at-large to represent their community in city government. These five members work together to determine the laws and policies that affect citizens, businesses, and organizations in Atkins. They also work to ensure the town's financial stability and growth through budgeting and development initiatives. In addition to the Atkins City Council, there are also various local committees and organizations that provide valuable input on matters pertaining to education, healthcare, community safety, and other important issues facing residents of Atkins. Ultimately, it is up to these groups and individuals to come together and make decisions that will shape the future of this small Arkansas town.
The political climate in Zip 72823 (Atkins, AR) is very conservative.
Pope County, AR is very conservative. In Pope County, AR 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pope county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 23.6%.
Pope county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72823 (Atkins, AR) is very conservative.
Atkins, Arkansas is very conservative.
Pope County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Russellville 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.
Atkins, 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 72823 (Atkins)
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 18 contributions totaling $2,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)