Rivervale, located in Arkansas, is a small community with a population of about 800 people. Despite its small size, the town has a vibrant political scene with several local candidates vying for positions such as mayor and city council members. Local residents are passionate about their political interests and typically get out to vote in large numbers during elections. The current mayor is Mayor Jack Smith, who was elected in 2020 and is running for re-election this year alongside six other candidates. There have been several debates between the candidates on important topics such as infrastructure, public safety and economic development. Local residents also take the time to participate in town hall meetings held by their elected officials to weigh in on matters that affect them on an everyday basis.
The political climate in Zip 72377 (Rivervale, AR) is very conservative.
Poinsett County, AR is very conservative. In Poinsett County, AR 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Poinsett county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 18.9%.
Poinsett county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72377 (Rivervale, AR) is very conservative.
Rivervale, Arkansas is very conservative.
Poinsett County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Jonesboro 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.
Rivervale, 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 72377 (Rivervale)
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)