The politics in 72157 Springfield, AR are largely driven by the views of its citizens. The city is home to a diverse array of residents, each bringing their own unique perspectives to local issues. As such, the political landscape can vary depending on if an issue is seen as beneficial or detrimental to certain groups within the community. Local elections are held regularly and those running for office typically represent different views on how to approach issues facing the city. The current mayor is Robert Martinez and he has been in office since 2017. He supports policies that focus on improving infrastructure and creating jobs within 72157 Springfield. Additionally, there have been several initiatives underway from both local government and non-profit organizations that strive to make 72157 Springfield a safer city with a greater quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 72157 (Springfield, AR) is very conservative.
Conway County, AR is very conservative. In Conway County, AR 30.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Conway county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 30.1%.
Conway county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72157 (Springfield, AR) is very conservative.
Springfield, Arkansas is very conservative.
Conway 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.
Springfield, 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 72157 (Springfield)
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 1 contributions totaling $105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)