Fayetteville, Arkansas (72703) is a vibrant city located in the northwest corner of the state. It is home to the University of Arkansas and has a diverse population with a mix of students and professionals. The politics in Fayetteville are quite active, with several local candidates running for office at all levels of government. Currently, there are two members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Fayetteville: Steve Womack (Republican) and Bruce Westerman (Republican). At the state level, there are various representatives in both chambers of the Arkansas general assembly from Fayetteville. A few notable figures include Senator Uvalde Lindsey (Democrat), Representative Nicole Clowney (Democrat), and Senator Greg Leding (Democrat). Additionally, there is an active municipal government in Fayetteville that is composed of a mayor and six city council members who administer local laws and services. Local elections take place every two years in odd-numbered years and feature many different candidates vying for these positions. In summary, Fayetteville's political landscape is quite varied with representation from across the political spectrum at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 72703 (Fayetteville, AR) is leaning 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 72703 (Fayetteville, AR) is leaning conservative.
Fayetteville, Arkansas is leaning 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.
Fayetteville, 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 72703 (Fayetteville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,958 contributions totaling $851,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 422 contributions totaling $186,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $443 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)