Politics in Gilbert, AR (72636) are overseen by local government officials elected to represent the interests of the town and its people. The Mayor is responsible for setting policy and providing leadership for the community while the City Council is responsible for establishing local ordinances and ensuring their enforcement. Other elected officials include a City Clerk, who maintains official records and documents; a City Treasurer, who collects taxes; and judges for both the District Court and Municipal Court. All of these individuals must be voted in by residents of 72636 to be put into office. Additionally, there are various committees that meet regularly to discuss pressing issues within the town. These committees bring together citizens from all walks of life to ensure that everyone’s opinions are heard on important matters affecting Gilbert, AR.
The political climate in Zip 72636 (Gilbert, AR) is very conservative.
Searcy County, AR is very conservative. In Searcy County, AR 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Searcy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.7% to 14.6%.
Searcy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72636 (Gilbert, AR) is very conservative.
Gilbert, Arkansas is very conservative.
Searcy County, Arkansas is very conservative.
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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.
Gilbert, 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 72636 (Gilbert)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)