72417 Brookland, AR is a small town with a close-knit community. It is characterized by its rural atmosphere and friendly residents. Politically, 72417 Brookland, AR generally leans conservative, with most of the residents voting Republican in local and national elections. On the local level, the town has seen some changes in recent years as new candidates emerge for political office. Most recently, Robert Johnson was elected mayor in 2020 and he has been working to create new policies that better serve the community. The town also has several city council members who work hard to represent their constituents’ interests and keep communication between citizens open and accessible. In addition to this, there are also various state representatives who regularly visit the town to discuss pending legislation and listen to constituent concerns. As such, politics in 72417 Brookland, AR are highly visible and active in the community.
The political climate in Zip 72417 (Brookland, AR) is strongly conservative.
Craighead County, AR is very conservative. In Craighead County, AR 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Craighead county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 31.0%.
Craighead county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72417 (Brookland, AR) is strongly conservative.
Brookland, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Craighead County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Jonesboro 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.
Brookland, 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 72417 (Brookland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $11,838 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $740 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)