In 71851 Mineral Springs, AR, politics are an important part of the community. The local political scene is driven by members of the community who strive to make their voices heard and to ensure that the rights of all citizens are respected and upheld. Local politicians work together to represent the interests of the town while advocating for positive change within it. Residents have a variety of opinions on who should hold office and what policies they should advocate for, but ultimately it is their votes that determine who will be in office and help shape future policies. Political debates between candidates often occur during elections as a way to inform voters about their respective stances on certain issues, allowing them to make informed decisions when voting. In summary, politics is an important part of life in 71851 Mineral Springs, AR and residents take great pride in being able to make their voices heard through exercising their right to vote.
The political climate in Zip 71851 (Mineral Springs, AR) is strongly conservative.
Howard County, AR is very conservative. In Howard County, AR 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 27.7%.
Howard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71851 (Mineral Springs, AR) is strongly conservative.
Mineral Springs, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Howard County, Arkansas is very conservative.
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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.
Mineral Springs, 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 71851 (Mineral Springs)
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 18 contributions totaling $2,380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)