The small town of 72838 Gravelly, AR is governed by a mayor and board of directors. The mayor is elected to serve a four-year term and the board members are appointed from the seven wards that make up the town. Local residents have the opportunity to engage in their government through attending public meetings, voting on local initiatives, and running for office. There are a variety of issues facing 72838 Gravelly, AR including infrastructure improvements, public safety, education policy, and economic development. Residents are encouraged to stay informed and get involved in local politics by attending council meetings or running for office if they wish to express their views.
The political climate in Zip 72838 (Gravelly, AR) is very conservative.
Yell County, AR is very conservative. In Yell County, AR 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 19.0%.
Yell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72838 (Gravelly, AR) is very conservative.
Gravelly, Arkansas is very conservative.
Yell County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Russellville 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.
Gravelly, 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 72838 (Gravelly)
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 1 contributions totaling $136 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)