The politics in 71865 Wilton, AR are largely shaped by local and state initiatives that affect the community. Wilton is a small rural town with an estimated population of 1,109 people as of 2019. At the local level, residents take part in city council meetings and other events to discuss topics such as zoning regulations, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and economic developments. At the state level, Arkansas has a complex system of government that involves an executive branch lead by the Governor who is responsible for executing laws and managing the state's resources. Local politicians from Wilton are also involved in policy making at the county and state levels to ensure that laws passed reflect their constituents' best interests. Additionally, Wilton residents have access to state representatives who can help them navigate through any issues they may face or need assistance with while living in Wilton.
The political climate in Zip 71865 (Wilton, AR) is very conservative.
Little River County, AR is very conservative. In Little River County, AR 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Little River county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 23.7%.
Little River county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71865 (Wilton, AR) is very conservative.
Wilton, Arkansas is very conservative.
Little River County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Texarkana Metro Area is very 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.
Wilton, 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 71865 (Wilton)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)