Decatur, AR is located in Benton County and is a small town with a population of just over 2,000 people. The political environment in 72722 Decatur is largely conservative and supported by a majority Republican voting base. There are two main candidates for local political offices: Jimmy Bundy Jr. and John Baughman. Jimmy Bundy Jr. is the incumbent mayor who has served 3 terms and is running for his fourth. He is pro-business and supports tax breaks for local businesses to encourage investment in the town. John Baughman is running against Bundy Jr. for mayor and offers an alternative platform that focuses on small business growth, infrastructure improvement, encouraging environmental sustainability, and developing a larger tourism industry within the city limits. Both candidates are committed to improving the quality of life in Decatur through responsible leadership and economic growth initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 72722 (Decatur, AR) is strongly conservative.
Benton County, AR is strongly conservative. In Benton County, AR 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72722 (Decatur, AR) is strongly conservative.
Decatur, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Benton County, Arkansas is strongly 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.
Decatur, 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 72722 (Decatur)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $6,542 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 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)