Hot Springs, Arkansas (71901) is a thriving town with an array of political views and opinions. Hot Springs is represented both locally and statewide by elected officials from both Republican and Democratic parties. There are many opportunities for residents to become involved in politics in Hot Springs as well as throughout Arkansas. Local politicians frequently attend events, rallies, and meetings to provide the community with updates on their respective campaigns. In addition to local representatives, there are also Senate and House of Representative members who serve at the State Capitol in Little Rock. With so many differing views on politics in Hot Springs, it is important for citizens to make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to deciding who will be representing them locally and statewide.
The political climate in Zip 71901 (Hot Springs, AR) is strongly conservative.
Garland County, AR is very conservative. In Garland County, AR 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 31.8%.
Garland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71901 (Hot Springs, AR) is strongly conservative.
Hot Springs, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Garland County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Hot Springs 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.
Hot Springs, 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 71901 (Hot Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,372 contributions totaling $88,496 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 341 contributions totaling $141,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $414 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)