The small city of Waldo, Arkansas has a population of just over 4,000 people and is located in Columbia County. Despite its size, Waldo is an active participant in local politics. The city’s mayor and seven-person city council are responsible for shaping the future of the town by making decisions about everything from infrastructure to public services. Each year, residents have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates or even run for office themselves. Public forums provide citizens with the chance to voice their opinions on local matters and help guide Waldo’s leaders towards desired outcomes. Through their involvement in local politics, Waldo residents have the power to make sure that their town moves forward and remains a great place to live.
The political climate in Zip 71770 (Waldo, AR) is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, AR is strongly conservative. In Columbia County, AR 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 32.7%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71770 (Waldo, AR) is strongly conservative.
Waldo, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Magnolia 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.
Waldo, 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 71770 (Waldo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $715 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,397 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)