The 72117 North Little Rock, AR area has a vibrant political landscape that is constantly changing. There are many local politicians and organizations in the region that work hard to ensure the best interests of their constituents. Local elections are held regularly to determine who will represent the area in state and federal government. Issues such as education, job creation, public safety, healthcare, and environmental protection are all important topics discussed by the local political candidates. It’s important for citizens to stay informed about matters that affect their community and take part in the democratic process by casting their vote on election day.
The political climate in Zip 72117 (North Little Rock, AR) is moderately liberal.
Pulaski County, AR is moderately liberal. In Pulaski County, AR 60.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pulaski county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.0% to 37.5%.
Pulaski county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72117 (North Little Rock, AR) is moderately liberal.
North Little Rock, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
Pulaski County, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro Area is leaning 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.
North Little Rock, Arkansas: d D D D D D
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 72117 (North Little Rock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $6,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $18,419 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)