In the small town of 72727 Elkins, AR, politics are an important part of life. The town is represented by local elected officials who are responsible for making decisions that impact the community. These individuals are focused on issues such as public safety, infrastructure investment, and economic growth. Through community forums and other outreach opportunities, residents have a chance to make their voices heard when it comes to the direction of their local government. In addition to the elected officials, there are also a number of organizations dedicated to promoting civic engagement in Elkins and its surrounding communities. These organizations seek to ensure that all residents understand their right to participate in the democratic process and how they can best advocate for their interests.
The political climate in Zip 72727 (Elkins, AR) is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, AR is leaning conservative. In Washington County, AR 46.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained Republican, 50.4% to 46.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72727 (Elkins, AR) is somewhat conservative.
Elkins, Arkansas is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, Arkansas is leaning 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.
Elkins, 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 72727 (Elkins)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $4,921 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $8,186 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)