The small town of 72626 Cotter, AR is home to a tight-knit community of approximately 1,500 people. The town has a small-town feel with its quaint downtown area and friendly locals. The government in the town is run by a mayor and six city council members who are all elected by the citizens of 72626 Cotter. All decisions that effect the residents are voted on by these representatives and determine how the town runs. The local political scene in 72626 Cotter is mainly focused on ensuring that the citizens' needs are met in regard to infrastructure, safety, education, and economic development. Issues such as crime rates, poverty levels, job availability, and environmental protection also come up for debate amongst the citizens. With such an involved local government, Cotters politics is responsible for making sure that their unique small-town culture is preserved while responding to changes in society at large.
The political climate in Zip 72626 (Cotter, AR) is very conservative.
Baxter County, AR is very conservative. In Baxter County, AR 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baxter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.1%.
Baxter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72626 (Cotter, AR) is very conservative.
Cotter, Arkansas is very conservative.
Baxter County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Mountain Home 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.
Cotter, 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 72626 (Cotter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $2,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $3,424 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)