Smithville, AR is a small town nestled in the Arkansas Delta region. The town has a rich history and its residents are proud of their rural community. Smithville is represented by numerous local political candidates who are committed to making sure the best interests of their constituents are met. Many of the candidates come from various walks of life and bring with them unique perspectives and ideas for improving Smithville. Residents can be assured that their voice will be heard when it comes to the decisions made by their local leaders. Through open dialogue, debates, and interactions with one another, Smithville's politicians strive to ensure that the needs of all its citizens are taken into consideration when making important municipal decisions.
The political climate in Zip 72466 (Smithville, 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 72466 (Smithville, AR) is very conservative.
Smithville, 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.
Smithville, 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 72466 (Smithville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $427 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)