The small town of Lincoln, AR, located in Washington County, is home to a population of approximately 500 people. It is an area with strong ties to local politics and civic engagement. Lincoln residents are served by a mayor, five city council members, and numerous other appointed positions. 16th Street Baptist Church serves as the historic center for politics in the community. The church has hosted events related to local elections and initiatives for many years, providing an important space for democratic participation in Lincoln. Every two years, citizens of Lincoln have the opportunity to elect a mayor and city council members at a special election held during May or June. Local politicians strive for transparency and good governance within their roles to ensure that decisions made reflect the needs and wants of the community’s residents. This political system helps foster a sense of belonging and pride throughout Lincoln as citizens actively participate in shaping their town’s future.
The political climate in Zip 72744 (Lincoln, AR) is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, AR is leaning conservative. In Washington County, AR 46.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained Republican, 50.4% to 46.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72744 (Lincoln, AR) is somewhat conservative.
Lincoln, Arkansas is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, Arkansas is leaning conservative.
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metro Area is moderately 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.
Lincoln, 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 72744 (Lincoln)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $7,527 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $330 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)