The politics in 71801 Hope, AR are centered around the issues that affect the people of this small community. The main concerns for residents are economic stability, job growth, education, and public safety. In addition to local government initiatives, citizens of this town often focus on electing representatives who understand their needs and can make a difference for them. Every election cycle brings new candidates with different perspectives who strive to serve the people of 71801 Hope. Candidates discuss their ideas on how to best address the issues of the town and work hard to ensure they will be able to provide better opportunities for their constituents than those who preceded them. By tuning into local debates, attending town hall meetings, and researching candidate backgrounds, voters can make informed decisions about who they choose to represent them in 71801 Hope's political climate.
The political climate in Zip 71801 (Hope, AR) is moderately conservative.
Hempstead County, AR is very conservative. In Hempstead County, AR 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hempstead county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 31.2%.
Hempstead county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71801 (Hope, AR) is moderately conservative.
Hope, Arkansas is moderately conservative.
Hempstead 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.
Hope, 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 71801 (Hope)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $12,551 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,046 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $41,129 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)