Norfork, AR is a small community located in the northern part of Arkansas. As such, it does not have any local political candidates running for office. Although there is no elected representation, the town still has a very active and involved political landscape. Every election season brings with it an influx of volunteer canvassers who are passionate about their preferred candidates and policies. Residents also take part in various civic organizations and events that focus on local issues and how they can be addressed. The community works together to ensure that all voices are heard and that everyone’s opinion matters when it comes to making decisions for the betterment of Norfork. Despite its lack of elected representatives, Norfork is still a vibrant political center that contributes greatly to the state’s political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 72658 (Norfork, AR) is very conservative.
Baxter County, AR is very conservative. In Baxter County, AR 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baxter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.1%.
Baxter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72658 (Norfork, AR) is very conservative.
Norfork, Arkansas is very conservative.
Baxter County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Mountain Home 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.
Norfork, 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 72658 (Norfork)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $1,528 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $4,356 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)