The city of 72863 Scranton, AR is a small town with a population of approximately 2,000 people located in Lincoln County. The local government in Scranton is managed by the Mayor and City Council. The Mayor is elected by the citizens of Scranton to serve as the head of the local government. The City Council is comprised of five members who are elected at large and represent all parts of the city. Local political candidates running for office in Scranton are dedicated to improving life for its citizens by providing efficient services and ensuring fiscal responsibility. In addition, local political candidates work hard to ensure that their constituents have access to quality education, healthcare and employment opportunities. Political candidates also work together with citizens and organizations to promote economic development within the city and strive to make Scranton a safe place for families and businesses.
The political climate in Zip 72863 (Scranton, AR) is very conservative.
Logan County, AR is very conservative. In Logan County, AR 18.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.3% to 18.8%.
Logan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72863 (Scranton, AR) is very conservative.
Scranton, Arkansas is very conservative.
Logan 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.
Scranton, 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 72863 (Scranton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $449 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,337 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)