The politics of 72227 Little Rock, AR is vibrant and active. The community is represented by a variety of elected officials in the local, regional, state and federal government. Local representatives include State Representatives Davy Carter (R-Cabot) and Clarke Tucker (D-Little Rock) as well as U.S. Representative French Hill (R-Little Rock). All of these officials are committed to working towards the betterment of their local constituents in the 72227 Little Rock, AR area. They work on issues like economic growth, education reform, health care access, transportation and infrastructure improvements and many other important issues affecting their communities. Residents can stay updated on the progress or any changes in policy by staying informed through their voting preferences or attending local meetings to stay connected with their representatives and be heard by those who represent them in government.
The political climate in Zip 72227 (Little Rock, AR) is moderately liberal.
Pulaski County, AR is moderately liberal. In Pulaski County, AR 60.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pulaski county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.0% to 37.5%.
Pulaski county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72227 (Little Rock, AR) is moderately liberal.
Little Rock, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
Pulaski County, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
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.
Little Rock, Arkansas: d D D D D D
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 72227 (Little Rock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,386 contributions totaling $419,259 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 530 contributions totaling $190,657 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $360 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)