Houston, AR is a small town located in Perry County, in the southern part of the state. It has a rich history and strong sense of community. Although it is not a large city, Houston is the home of several important political figures. At the federal level, Senator John Boozman represents Arkansas' third congressional district which includes Houston. The state legislature also has two representatives from Houston: Representative Andy Davis and Representative Austin McCollum. Both have served their constituents for many years and are committed to protecting their rights and interests. Locally, Houston has a mayor-council form of government, where each member is elected by their respective district every four years. Residents can also get involved on a more personal level through neighborhood associations and local politics such as school board elections and other municipal issues that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 72070 (Houston, AR) is very conservative.
Perry County, AR is very conservative. In Perry County, AR 21.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 21.9%.
Perry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72070 (Houston, AR) is very conservative.
Houston, Arkansas is very conservative.
Perry County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro Area is leaning 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.
Houston, 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 72070 (Houston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $313 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)