Chester, Arkansas (72934) is a small town located in south-western Arkansas. As of the year 2020, it has a population of around 1,000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and close-knit community. While the town may be small, it still has an active political scene with local elections taking place every two years. The current mayor of Chester is Robert Miller who was elected in 2017 and is running for reelection this year. There are also several city council members that serve on the local governing board with each member representing a particular district or ward within the city. The members of the Chester city council work together to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met and that all laws and regulations are followed in accordance with state law. All residents of Chester have a voice in local politics and can make sure their voices are heard by voting in upcoming elections.
The political climate in Zip 72934 (Chester, AR) is very conservative.
Crawford County, AR is very conservative. In Crawford County, AR 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.6%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72934 (Chester, AR) is very conservative.
Chester, Arkansas is very conservative.
Crawford County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Fort Smith 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.
Chester, 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 72934 (Chester)
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 7 contributions totaling $645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)