Fort Smith, AR, located in the 72904 zip code, is an important political hub in Arkansas due to it being the second largest city in the state. It is home to many various governing bodies including its own mayor-council government and a Fort Smith Board of Directors who are responsible for overseeing municipal projects and decisions. The city also has two senators in the Arkansas State Senate as well as seven representatives in the Arkansas House of Representatives. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions that will ensure that Fort Smith remains a thriving community with services and opportunities available for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 72904 (Fort Smith, AR) is moderately conservative.
Sebastian County, AR is very conservative. In Sebastian County, AR 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sebastian county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 30.7%.
Sebastian county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72904 (Fort Smith, AR) is moderately conservative.
Fort Smith, Arkansas is moderately conservative.
Sebastian County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Fort Smith 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.
Fort Smith, 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 72904 (Fort Smith)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 87 contributions totaling $2,219 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $28,066 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $685 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)