The small city of Locust Grove, AR (72550) is a tight-knit community with an engaged political atmosphere. Although there are no local political candidates in the city, residents take great interest and actively participate in state and federal elections. Locust Grove is filled with diverse opinions on government matters, and citizens recognize the need for engaged representation. Through its many civic organizations and campaign events, the town has become a hotbed of political activity. Residents come together to discuss the issues that affect them most and ensure their voices are heard in both local and national politics. Despite its size, Locust Grove has become a place where people can engage in meaningful conversations about important current topics, allowing them to make informed decisions at the polls each year.
The political climate in Zip 72550 (Locust Grove, AR) is very conservative.
Independence County, AR is very conservative. In Independence County, AR 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Independence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 19.3%.
Independence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72550 (Locust Grove, AR) is very conservative.
Locust Grove, Arkansas is very conservative.
Independence County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Batesville 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.
Locust Grove, 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 72550 (Locust Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $3,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)