Lonsdale, AR is a small town located in Pulaski County with a population of around 200 people. The city is governed by three City Council members and the Mayor, who are all elected every two years by the people of Lonsdale. Each council member represents one of the three wards in the city. Local politics in Lonsdale primarily focus on issues that affect its residents such as taxation, infrastructure improvement, and zoning regulations. These issues are discussed and voted on during monthly City Council meetings which are open to the public. There are currently no local political candidates running for office in this small town, however residents do have the chance to express their opinions through attending public meetings or simply voicing their concerns to their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 72087 (Lonsdale, AR) is very conservative.
Garland County, AR is very conservative. In Garland County, AR 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 31.8%.
Garland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72087 (Lonsdale, AR) is very conservative.
Lonsdale, Arkansas is very conservative.
Garland County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Hot Springs 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.
Lonsdale, 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 72087 (Lonsdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $812 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,855 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)