Leslie, AR has a small population of just over 1,000 people. There are no local political candidates in Leslie as the city does not have any municipal government or elected officials. The area is served by the Sharp County Quorum Court which is made up of members from all eight districts within Sharp County. These members are elected every two years by the Sharp County electorate and are responsible for countywide laws and regulations. They also oversee budgets, approve contracts, and levy taxes. As such, they provide important services to residents of Leslie such as maintaining roads and building infrastructure projects. Overall, the Quorum Court provides residents of Leslie with a voice in local politics and serves as an important part of their community.
The political climate in Zip 72645 (Leslie, AR) is strongly conservative.
Searcy County, AR is very conservative. In Searcy County, AR 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Searcy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.7% to 14.6%.
Searcy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72645 (Leslie, AR) is strongly conservative.
Leslie, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Searcy County, Arkansas is very conservative.
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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.
Leslie, 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 72645 (Leslie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)