Fort Smith, AR, is located in Sebastian County and is home to a diverse population of around 88,000 people. It has an active government that works to support its citizens and ensure the city remains a vibrant and safe place to live. The City Council meets regularly to discuss local ordinances and policies related to public safety, economic development, public health, infrastructure, and other issues. Additionally, the Mayor's Office provides executive leadership for the community by advocating for its citizens on the state level. On the national level, Fort Smith is represented by two members of Congress from Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District: Bruce Westerman (R) and Steve Womack (R). During election years, residents have the ability to elect a mayor as well as representatives for city boards and commissions. In addition to these elected officials, there are numerous non-profit organizations in Fort Smith that are dedicated to creating positive change throughout the community.
The political climate in Zip 72908 (Fort Smith, AR) is strongly conservative.
Sebastian County, AR is very conservative. In Sebastian County, AR 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sebastian county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 30.7%.
Sebastian county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72908 (Fort Smith, AR) is strongly conservative.
Fort Smith, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Sebastian County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Fort Smith 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.
Fort Smith, 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 72908 (Fort Smith)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $15,376 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 527 contributions totaling $69,967 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)