The small town of Mountainburg, AR is located in the western part of the state and has a population of approximately 729 people. Politics in Mountainburg is relatively quiet due to its size, though the local government still holds elections for various positions. Recently, an election was held for mayor and three city council members. While no names are included here, these positions are important in providing community support and services for all residents of Mountainburg. The election results will be released soon and will determine who will serve on the local government for the next few years. Overall, politics in Mountainburg remains relatively low-key as the town focuses on providing a peaceful and safe environment for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 72946 (Mountainburg, AR) is very conservative.
Crawford County, AR is very conservative. In Crawford County, AR 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.6%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72946 (Mountainburg, AR) is very conservative.
Mountainburg, Arkansas is very conservative.
Crawford County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Fort Smith 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.
Mountainburg, 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 72946 (Mountainburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 155 contributions totaling $6,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $8,141 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $407 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)