The small town of Ravenden in 72459 is part of Lawrence County, Arkansas, which has a population of about 17,000 people. The local government includes the Mayor and two City Council members who are elected on a non-partisan basis every four years. Many important issues are discussed at the bi-monthly city council meetings such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and other initiatives that affect the community as a whole. The Mayor and City Council work together to ensure that all decisions are made in the best interest of the residents. The town also has several political organizations such as the Ravenden Democratic Club that is dedicated to promoting progressive values and policies. Residents are encouraged to join political organizations or attend their local city council meetings in order to have their voices heard and take part in deciding how their community functions.
The political climate in Zip 72459 (Ravenden, AR) is very conservative.
Lawrence County, AR is very conservative. In Lawrence County, AR 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.0% to 18.4%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72459 (Ravenden, AR) is very conservative.
Ravenden, Arkansas is very conservative.
Lawrence 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.
Ravenden, 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 72459 (Ravenden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $270 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 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)