The small town of 72734 Gentry, AR is home to a tight-knit community of about 2,500 people. Located in the northwest corner of Arkansas, Gentry is a rural city with an active local government that works hard to provide services and amenities for its citizens. Community members take pride in their ability to come together when it comes to matters of politics. Local elections often spark spirited debate between candidates who have a variety of perspectives on how best to serve the needs of those in the area. While many issues are discussed during these debates, there is a shared understanding that the needs of individuals should be kept at the forefront when making decisions. As citizens continue to engage in open and honest dialogue around political topics, Gentry remains committed to ensuring that decisions made by elected officials are focused on what’s best for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 72734 (Gentry, AR) is strongly conservative.
Benton County, AR is strongly conservative. In Benton County, AR 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72734 (Gentry, AR) is strongly conservative.
Gentry, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Benton County, Arkansas is strongly 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.
Gentry, 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 72734 (Gentry)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $8,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $717 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $2,622 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)