The town of Gamaliel, AR (zip code 72537) is a small rural community located in the northern part of the state. It is a part of Baxter County and its population is approximately 1,200 people. The local politics in Gamaliel are largely dominated by the Republican Party, with the majority of elected officials representing conservative viewpoints. However, there is a small contingent of citizens who support progressive causes such as education reform and environmental protection. One local political candidate who has gained notoriety in recent years is Elizabeth Gaultney, running for State House Representative. She has been an active voice in advocating for better infrastructure in her district, as well as improved access to healthcare and other necessary services for all Arkansans. In addition to Ms. Gaultney, several other candidates have also been gaining local traction with their platforms on issues such as education reform and job creation. With these efforts and initiatives being pushed forward by different individuals and organizations, it's clear that Gamaliel's political landscape continues to evolve.
The political climate in Zip 72537 (Gamaliel, AR) is very conservative.
Baxter County, AR is very conservative. In Baxter County, AR 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baxter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.1%.
Baxter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72537 (Gamaliel, AR) is very conservative.
Gamaliel, Arkansas is very conservative.
Baxter County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Mountain Home 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.
Gamaliel, 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 72537 (Gamaliel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)