The city of Pine Bluff, AR is located in the state of Arkansas and is part of Jefferson County. It has a population of around 44,000 people and is home to many small businesses. The city has a government consisting of a mayor, six council members, and an appointed staff. The mayor is elected by the citizens every four years and the other council members are elected to serve staggered terms. The mayor has the authority to appoint staff to assist in the day-to-day running of the city government. The Pine Bluff City Council works together with local businesses and residents to develop policies that will improve the quality of life for everyone who lives in this vibrant community. Elections are held regularly to determine who will serve on various boards and commissions that oversee certain aspects of municipal government such as public safety or economic development. As a result, politics in 71601 Pine Bluff, AR continue to be an important part of local community engagement and participation in civic matters.
The political climate in Zip 71601 (Pine Bluff, AR) is moderately liberal.
Jefferson County, AR is moderately liberal. In Jefferson County, AR 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 37.8%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71601 (Pine Bluff, AR) is moderately liberal.
Pine Bluff, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
Jefferson County, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
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.
Pine Bluff, 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 71601 (Pine Bluff)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $12,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $9,715 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)