71655 Monticello, AR is a small rural town located in South Arkansas. Within its borders are active political discussions, with many locals devoted to their local and state politics. The residents of 71655 Monticello are passionate about making sure that their voices are heard on the important issues that affect the town and the greater state of Arkansas. Voting is encouraged and every election cycle there are countless volunteers who work tirelessly to get out the vote and ensure that all citizens have the opportunity to cast their ballots. Local candidates running for office in 71655 Monticello focus on issues such as economic growth, education reform, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. As a result, residents of this small town can be confident they will remain informed and engaged in the political process throughout election cycles and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 71655 (Monticello, AR) is moderately conservative.
Drew County, AR is strongly conservative. In Drew County, AR 35.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Drew county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.1%.
Drew county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71655 (Monticello, AR) is moderately conservative.
Monticello, Arkansas is moderately conservative.
Drew County, Arkansas is strongly 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.
Monticello, Arkansas: d 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 71655 (Monticello)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $6,395 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $114,158 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $737 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)