Politics in the 71762 Smackover, AR area are heavily focused on local initiatives that will have an immediate impact on citizens. The area is represented by state senator and representatives from the Arkansas Legislature. Local elected officials serve as mayors, town councilors, and aldermen, and they are responsible for making decisions about the needs of their community. There is a strong sense of civic duty among residents to advocate for policies that will benefit their families and neighbors. With a tight-knit community that takes pride in its rural heritage, citizens actively engage in the political process by attending city council meetings, organizing voter registration drives, and participating in elections. Through their collective efforts, residents are able to ensure that their voices are heard at all levels of government from local to state to federal.
The political climate in Zip 71762 (Smackover, AR) is strongly conservative.
Union County, AR is strongly conservative. In Union County, AR 33.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 33.6%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71762 (Smackover, AR) is strongly conservative.
Smackover, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Union County, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
El Dorado Metro Area is strongly 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.
Smackover, 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 71762 (Smackover)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $11,668 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $686 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)