Greenwood, AR is located in the state of Arkansas and has a population of just over 8,000 according to the most recent census. The city is a part of Sebastian County and has a strong community-focused approach when it comes to local politics. The current mayor of Greenwood is Doug Kinslow who was elected in 2018 and works hard to ensure that the voice of the citizens is heard through all decisions made by the local government. Various city council members are also elected from each ward to represent their constituents’ interests at meetings. In addition, there are several other positions on various boards and commissions including parks and recreation, public works, library board, economic development, fire protection district board and more which serve to create an active political environment within Greenwood. These boards work together with local officials to ensure that the needs of residents are met while also helping move Greenwood forward with its goals for growth and development.
The political climate in Zip 72936 (Greenwood, AR) is very 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 72936 (Greenwood, AR) is very conservative.
Greenwood, Arkansas is very 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.
Greenwood, 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 72936 (Greenwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $7,891 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $22,778 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)