The small community of 72933 Charleston, AR is represented by local and state government officials that are dedicated to the people they serve. The city is managed by a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor representing executive power and council members representing legislative power. Local candidates for office are elected through an open process that allows all residents to take part in the voting process. Despite its size, 72933 Charleston has an active political scene and is home to several candidates who are actively campaigning for office. Residents also regularly engage in grassroots organizing efforts to ensure their voices are heard on key issues facing the community. While there may not be any major political parties or national figures involved in this rural area, 72933 Charleston still offers a space for residents to have their say about what they believe is necessary for the future of the community.
The political climate in Zip 72933 (Charleston, 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 72933 (Charleston, AR) is very conservative.
Charleston, 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.
Charleston, 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 72933 (Charleston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,186 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $6,656 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)