Ogden, AR is a small town of approximately 500 people located in Franklin County. The town is served by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen who are responsible for setting the policies that govern everyday life in Ogden. These policies range from protecting the rights of its citizens to enacting new regulations and maintaining public services such as roads, sanitation, and water supply. Local elections take place every two years with candidates from both major political parties vying for office. In recent years, much attention has been devoted to fostering community collaboration between business owners, officials, and local residents. This has led to an increased involvement in local politics as citizens become more aware of their role in determining the future of Ogden's economy and quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 71853 (Ogden, AR) is very conservative.
Little River County, AR is very conservative. In Little River County, AR 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Little River county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 23.7%.
Little River county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71853 (Ogden, AR) is very conservative.
Ogden, Arkansas is very conservative.
Little River County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Texarkana 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.
Ogden, Arkansas: D d 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 71853 (Ogden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)