The small town of 72564 Oil Trough, AR is located in Independence County and is part of the Batesville School District. The politics of the town are mainly focused around local issues that affect the citizens. Important topics such as public safety, infrastructure, taxation, education and healthcare are discussed at city council meetings or other forums. Residents can also get involved in local elections by voting for their preferred candidates and attending events to learn more about current political issues. The local political scene in 72564 Oil Trough, AR is a dynamic one with many different perspectives represented by both residents and candidates alike, making it an important factor in ensuring that the community remains healthy and prosperous.
The political climate in Zip 72564 (Oil Trough, AR) is very conservative.
Independence County, AR is very conservative. In Independence County, AR 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Independence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 19.3%.
Independence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72564 (Oil Trough, AR) is very conservative.
Oil Trough, Arkansas is very conservative.
Independence County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Batesville 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.
Oil Trough, 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 72564 (Oil Trough)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $2 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $75 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)