In 72717 Canehill, AR, politics are largely organized at a local level. As such, the area is represented through several city councils and county boards of supervisors. These boards work to ensure that the local needs of the people are met and that laws and regulations are followed. Local elected officials are responsible for proposing policies and legislation that will benefit their constituents. They also serve as advocates for their areas when communicating with state and federal agencies or representatives. Additionally, local representatives strive to provide resources to ensure Canehill residents have access to quality health care services, education opportunities, public safety initiatives, and economic development options. The local political candidates in the area work hard to ensure that citizens voices are heard in the democratic process and actively seek out feedback from constituents on important issues facing the community.
The political climate in Zip 72717 (Canehill, AR) is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, AR is leaning conservative. In Washington County, AR 46.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained Republican, 50.4% to 46.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72717 (Canehill, AR) is somewhat conservative.
Canehill, Arkansas is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, Arkansas is leaning conservative.
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers 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.
Canehill, 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 72717 (Canehill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $2,907 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 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)