72131 Quitman, AR is a small rural community located in the Ozark Mountains. The town has a long history of conservative political values, with most of its residents voting Republican in local and national elections. In recent years, the town has seen an increase in political participation from younger generations, many of whom are more progressive-minded than their predecessors. Local candidates tend to focus on issues that are important to the community, such as economic development, education, healthcare access, and environmental concerns. The town's politics remain largely divided between those who favor traditional values and those embracing progressive ideas. Regardless of which side they stand on, all residents can agree that 72131 Quitman is a great place to call home.
The political climate in Zip 72131 (Quitman, AR) is very conservative.
Cleburne County, AR is very conservative. In Cleburne County, AR 15.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cleburne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.5% to 15.7%.
Cleburne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72131 (Quitman, AR) is very conservative.
Quitman, Arkansas is very conservative.
Cleburne 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.
Quitman, 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 72131 (Quitman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $14,455 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)