72476 Walnut Ridge, AR is a small and friendly town that has had a close-knit community for many years. Despite its size, the town is heavily invested in local politics and takes pride in having a steady representation in the government. Elections are held every few years to determine who will govern the city and its citizens, with representatives from both major political parties often competing for votes. The residents of 72476 Walnut Ridge take their responsibility to vote seriously and strive to keep up with the latest news about their local candidates. As such, they have an active civic culture that encourages engagement in politics and participation in elections. This helps ensure that all voices are heard and decisions are made democratically.
The political climate in Zip 72476 (Walnut Ridge, 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 72476 (Walnut Ridge, AR) is very conservative.
Walnut Ridge, 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.
Walnut Ridge, 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 72476 (Walnut Ridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $485 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $10,957 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)