The politics in 72635 Gassville, AR are quite interesting. The small town is generally considered to be a conservative area, with many residents voting Republican in local elections. There have been several recent local political races, including for mayor and city council members. The current mayor of Gassville is Mary Smith and the city council members are John Jones, Lisa Johnson, and Mark Davis. All four of these individuals are Republicans who have been elected to their respective positions by the citizens of Gassville. They have all worked hard to improve the quality of life in the town through initiatives such as improving public safety, creating jobs, and supporting local businesses. Residents of Gassville take pride in having such a strong local government that works together to make sure their community is safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Zip 72635 (Gassville, 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 72635 (Gassville, AR) is very conservative.
Gassville, 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.
Gassville, 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 72635 (Gassville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $8,867 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)