Sheridan, AR is a small town located in Grant County and has a population of approximately 3,000 people. Home to Southern Arkansas University, the town is filled with vibrant culture and political activity. The local government of Sheridan is led by a mayor-council form of government with the current mayor being Mark Gaines. With a seven-member city council, all residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions on important issues and elect officials to represent them in local government decisions. Community involvement in politics is strong in Sheridan and citizens take pride in staying informed and voting in local elections. With dedicated candidates from both major parties running for office each election cycle, deciding who to support can be difficult but there are always plenty of opportunities for local residents to get involved.
The political climate in Zip 72150 (Sheridan, AR) is very conservative.
Grant County, AR is very conservative. In Grant County, AR 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.9% to 15.5%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72150 (Sheridan, AR) is very conservative.
Sheridan, Arkansas is very conservative.
Grant County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro Area is leaning 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.
Sheridan, 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 72150 (Sheridan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $13,902 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $34,609 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)