Politics in 71743 Gurdon, AR is a local affair with the small town atmosphere still prevailing. There are no known political candidates representing Gurdon in any major office. The decisions that affect the everyday lives of the people of Gurdon are usually determined at the local level by elected officials who understand and care for their community. In addition to attending city council meetings, citizens of 71743 Gurdon, AR can often participate in public forums or contact city officials directly to ensure their voices are heard and considered when making important decisions about the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 71743 (Gurdon, AR) is somewhat conservative.
Clark County, AR is somewhat conservative. In Clark County, AR 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 41.0%.
Clark county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71743 (Gurdon, AR) is somewhat conservative.
Gurdon, Arkansas is somewhat conservative.
Clark County, Arkansas is somewhat conservative.
Arkadelphia Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Gurdon, Arkansas: D d 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 71743 (Gurdon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $2,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $569 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $34,938 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)