The small town of 72928 Branch, AR is a tight-knit community located in the northwest corner of Arkansas. Although the town has seen a modest population growth since 2010, it remains a rural town with a population of just over 6,000 people. Politically speaking, 72928 Branch is conservative and votes largely Republican in local and national elections. Local politicians often focus on issues that are important to rural communities such as agriculture subsidies and government services for small businesses. Residents here are also known for being passionate advocates for gun rights and conservation efforts to protect their natural resources. The local economy is largely driven by agriculture and tourism, but it also benefits from limited industry that supports the many small businesses in the area. While there may not be any major political battles waged here, 72928 Branch residents care deeply about their town’s future and actively participate in politics to ensure its continued success and growth.
The political climate in Zip 72928 (Branch, AR) is very conservative.
Franklin County, AR is very conservative. In Franklin County, AR 18.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 18.2%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72928 (Branch, AR) is very conservative.
Branch, Arkansas is very conservative.
Franklin County, Arkansas is very conservative.
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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.
Branch, 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 72928 (Branch)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)