The small town of 72642 Lakeview, AR is a peaceful and tight-knit community. The citizens of the town are passionate about their local politics and have been involved in many debates over the years. The political atmosphere of the town is usually quite friendly, with citizens engaging in civil discourse and seeking compromise when possible. In recent years, there has been an increase of new members to the city council as well as a higher number of candidates for mayor, which has made it easier for citizens to be involved in the decision making process. There have also been several initiatives passed through the city council that have improved infrastructure and quality of life for all residents. Despite its relatively small size, Lakeview remains an important part of Arkansas politics and its citizens continue to play an active role in determining its future.
The political climate in Zip 72642 (Lakeview, AR) is strongly conservative.
Baxter County, AR is very conservative. In Baxter County, AR 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baxter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.1%.
Baxter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72642 (Lakeview, AR) is strongly conservative.
Lakeview, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Baxter County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Mountain Home 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.
Lakeview, 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 72642 (Lakeview)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $545 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $3,208 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)