Politics in 71662 Pickens, AR are primarily focused on issues that affect the local population. These include topics such as school funding, infrastructure development, health care access, public safety and environmental protection. Local political candidates must be aware of the needs and concerns of the people of 71662 Pickens to ensure that they can adequately represent them in office. Candidates should be prepared to discuss their plans for addressing these important issues so that residents feel secure in knowing that their voices will be heard and their needs met. It is up to each candidate to demonstrate their commitment to the people of this community by listening to their concerns and taking meaningful action on their behalf.
The political climate in Zip 71662 (Pickens, AR) is leaning liberal.
Desha County, AR is leaning liberal. In Desha County, AR 48.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Desha county remained narrowly Democratic, 48.4% to 46.1%.
Desha county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71662 (Pickens, AR) is leaning liberal.
Pickens, Arkansas is leaning liberal.
Desha County, Arkansas is leaning liberal.
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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.
Pickens, 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 71662 (Pickens)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)