The politics in 72852 Oark, AR are largely influenced by local issues that directly affect the community. The town is governed by a mayor-council system, and the current mayor is Robert Moore. He was elected in November of 2020 and ran on a platform of educational reform, infrastructure upgrades, and economic development to strengthen the local economy and ensure that businesses thrive. The city council consists of seven members who work together to create policies that will benefit the town’s citizens. Additionally, Oark is home to several state representatives who serve in both chambers of the Arkansas Legislature; these representatives take part in creating laws for their constituents while also advocating on their behalf in Washington D.C. and in Little Rock. Residents of 72852 Oark are encouraged to stay informed about local politics so they can participate in their government’s decision-making process.
The political climate in Zip 72852 (Oark, AR) is very conservative.
Johnson County, AR is very conservative. In Johnson County, AR 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 24.0%.
Johnson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72852 (Oark, AR) is very conservative.
Oark, Arkansas is very conservative.
Johnson 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.
Oark, 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 72852 (Oark)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $49 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)