The politics of Hughes, AR (Zip Code 72348) are largely influenced by the local population. The city is run by an elected Mayor and City Council whose members represent the various neighborhoods within Hughes. They work together to craft legislation that shapes the future of the city and its citizens. In recent years, Hughes has seen a focus on creating economic opportunities for all residents through business development, workforce training, infrastructure improvement initiatives, and community events. Several local political candidates have emerged from this focus in order to ensure that Hughes remains a vibrant and inclusive place for everyone who calls it home. Local politicians are committed to engaging with community members in order to ensure their voices are heard when decisions are made for the betterment of the city.
The political climate in Zip 72348 (Hughes, AR) is leaning liberal.
St. Francis County, AR is leaning liberal. In St. Francis County, AR 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Francis county remained moderately Democratic, 50.7% to 45.6%.
St. Francis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72348 (Hughes, AR) is leaning liberal.
Hughes, Arkansas is leaning liberal.
St. Francis County, Arkansas is leaning liberal.
Forrest City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Hughes, Arkansas: D D D D D d
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 72348 (Hughes)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,727 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)