Portland, AR is a small city located in Faulkner County. It is home to a diverse population that takes an active interest in politics. In the 2020 election cycle, residents have the opportunity to vote for several local political candidates. These include Mayor Peter Smith, Councilman Bradley Jernigan, and Ward 1 Alderman Johnathan Green. Each of these candidates bring unique ideas and perspectives on how best to serve the people of Portland and ensure their rights are respected. Voters can make their decision based on the candidate's past performance and future promises. With an upcoming mayoral election in 2021, Portland residents are sure to be actively engaged in local politics as they evaluate their choices.
The political climate in Zip 71663 (Portland, AR) is strongly conservative.
Ashley County, AR is very conservative. In Ashley County, AR 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.0% to 26.8%.
Ashley county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71663 (Portland, AR) is strongly conservative.
Portland, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Ashley 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.
Portland, Arkansas: d 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 71663 (Portland)
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 4 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $625 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)