The small town of 71639 Dumas, AR is home to a tight-knit community that values its close-knit relationships and local politics. The town prides itself on being able to make decisions democratically and ensuring all voices are heard in the democratic process. Local residents take great pride in their ability to communicate openly about their political views and opinions in order to come together and make the best possible decisions for their community. As such, the town often has lively debates between candidates running for office, during which residents are encouraged to ask questions and voice concerns. Voting is also highly prized here, as it allows citizens of 71639 Dumas, AR to have a say in who will represent them at all levels of government. It’s safe to say that no matter what political affiliation you may have, you’ll find plenty of people willing to listen and discuss any political issue with you here in 71639 Dumas, AR.
The political climate in Zip 71639 (Dumas, AR) is leaning liberal.
Desha County, AR is leaning liberal. In Desha County, AR 48.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Desha county remained narrowly Democratic, 48.4% to 46.1%.
Desha county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71639 (Dumas, AR) is leaning liberal.
Dumas, Arkansas is leaning liberal.
Desha County, Arkansas is leaning liberal.
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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.
Dumas, Arkansas: D D D D d d
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 71639 (Dumas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $11,875 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $516 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)