New Edinburg, AR, is a small town located in the northeast corner of Arkansas with a population of approximately 642. The area is primarily rural and has been home to generations of families who have lived here for generations. The town is represented by a mayor and council members who are elected every two years. Since the town is so small, the local election often sees the same candidates running for office year after year. Issues that are important to the people of New Edinburg include keeping taxes low, maintaining infrastructure such as roads and sewers and providing educational opportunities for local children. The town also strives to maintain its strong ties to family values, community involvement and religious traditions. New Edinburg provides residents with a safe, caring environment to call home.
The political climate in Zip 71660 (New Edinburg, AR) is very conservative.
Cleveland County, AR is very conservative. In Cleveland County, AR 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cleveland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 18.1%.
Cleveland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71660 (New Edinburg, AR) is very conservative.
New Edinburg, Arkansas is very conservative.
Cleveland County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Pine Bluff 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.
New Edinburg, 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 71660 (New Edinburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $345 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)