The small community of Bearden, AR located in Ouachita County is a peaceful rural town with a population of just over 1,000 people. It is known for its historical buildings, wildlife, and friendly atmosphere. Politically the town is conservative leaning and largely vote Republican. The city council consists of five members who are all elected to two-year terms during the general election. They are responsible for making decisions about how to serve the needs of their citizens while keeping taxes low. Local elections usually center around issues such as education, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. No local political candidates were mentioned in this content.
The political climate in Zip 71720 (Bearden, AR) is somewhat conservative.
Ouachita County, AR is somewhat conservative. In Ouachita County, AR 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ouachita county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 41.5%.
Ouachita county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71720 (Bearden, AR) is somewhat conservative.
Bearden, Arkansas is somewhat conservative.
Ouachita County, Arkansas is somewhat conservative.
Camden Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bearden, Arkansas: d 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 71720 (Bearden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $4,971 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $355 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)