72015 Benton, AR is located in Saline County and has a rich history of local politics. The city of Benton has been the seat of government for the county since 1836. Each election cycle, residents in the Benton area come together to decide who they want to serve in local office. Currently there are offices up for election including Mayor, City Council, School Board members, and County Judge. All of these positions require dedication and leadership qualities from each candidate. Residents take pride in their local leaders and strive to make sure that the best possible candidate is chosen for each position. Every vote counts in 72015 Benton, AR and citizens are encouraged to get involved and make their voices heard during elections.
The political climate in Zip 72015 (Benton, AR) is strongly conservative.
Saline County, AR is very conservative. In Saline County, AR 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.2%.
Saline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72015 (Benton, AR) is strongly conservative.
Benton, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Saline County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro Area is leaning 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.
Benton, 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 72015 (Benton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 191 contributions totaling $26,632 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 225 contributions totaling $48,102 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)