Harrison, AR is a small city located in the Ozark Mountains and has a population of approximately 13,000 people. It is known for its friendly hometown atmosphere and strong sense of community. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government with five council members elected at-large to serve two-year terms. The mayor serves four-year terms and presides over regular meetings of the Harrison City Council. The City Council works together to make decisions that are beneficial to the community and ensure that the citizens needs are being met. There is also an active Chamber of Commerce which helps bring businesses and economic growth to Harrison. Additionally, voter participation is high in elections, with residents actively supporting candidates who best reflect their values and interests.
The political climate in Harrison, AR is moderately conservative.
Boone County, AR is very conservative. In Boone County, AR 17.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 17.9%.
Boone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harrison, AR is moderately conservative.
Boone County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Harrison 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.
Harrison, 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 Harrison, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,680 contributions totaling $180,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,510 contributions totaling $183,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)