The city of Wickes, AR is located in the Ouachita Mountains and is part of the 71973 zip code. The area has a long history of being politically active, and local politics are often discussed among its residents. There are several important issues facing Wickes including economic development, crime reduction, education improvement, and infrastructure maintenance. Local elections are held regularly to decide who will best represent the interests of the community. Although many citizens have strong opinions on local political candidates, it's important to remember that those elected must work together to tackle these issues and make Wickes a better place for everyone. Residents should do their research and keep up with current events so they can make an informed decision when voting for their representatives.
The political climate in Zip 71973 (Wickes, AR) is very conservative.
Polk County, AR is very conservative. In Polk County, AR 14.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.9% to 14.7%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71973 (Wickes, AR) is very conservative.
Wickes, Arkansas is very conservative.
Polk 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.
Wickes, 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 71973 (Wickes)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $1,660 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $361 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)