Alma, Arkansas is a small town located in Crawford County. It has a rich history and a strong sense of community. The municipal government of Alma is mainly composed of the Mayor and City Council who are responsible for setting policy, levying taxes, and making decisions related to city services, infrastructure, and other matters affecting the town. This council meets on a regular basis to discuss local issues that may affect Alma’s citizens, and they hold public meetings where residents can voice their opinions or ask questions about local politics. There are no current candidates running for any local political offices in Alma at this time. However, residents can always stay informed about what’s happening by attending meetings or visiting the City's website for updates.
The political climate in Alma, AR is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, AR is very conservative. In Crawford County, AR 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.6%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alma, AR is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Fort Smith 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.
Alma, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Alma, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 490 contributions totaling $43,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 640 contributions totaling $80,782 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)