Cabot, AR is a small city located in the state of Arkansas. It has a population of approximately 23,000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and close-knit community. The local government is headed by Mayor Kenneth C. Hayes, who was elected in 2018. The City Council consists of five members elected at-large from the City’s six wards. Politics in Cabot are traditionally conservative and focus on local issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. Local politicians strive to stay connected to their constituents through town hall meetings, social media outreach, and other forms of engagement to ensure that their decisions are reflective of the needs and interests of all citizens in Cabot.
The political climate in Cabot, AR is strongly conservative.
Lonoke County, AR is very conservative. In Lonoke County, AR 21.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lonoke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 21.8%.
Lonoke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cabot, AR is strongly conservative.
Lonoke County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro Area is leaning 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.
Cabot, 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 Cabot, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,351 contributions totaling $82,974 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,548 contributions totaling $258,884 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)