Malvern, AR is a small town located in Hot Spring County Arkansas. Despite its size, Malvern has an active and vibrant political scene. The city is served by the Hot Spring County Quorum Court, which is responsible for making laws and directing government resources in the county. The county also has a wide range of elected officials to represent the citizens, including a County Judge, Sheriff, Coroner and local judicial officers. In addition to county-level politics, the city is represented by two members of the Arkansas House of Representatives and one member of the Arkansas Senate. With its strong sense of community and involvement in local politics, Malvern continues to serve as an important part of Hot Spring County's political landscape.
The political climate in Malvern, AR is moderately conservative.
Hot Spring County, AR is very conservative. In Hot Spring County, AR 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hot Spring county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 24.5%.
Hot Spring county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Malvern, AR is moderately conservative.
Hot Spring County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Malvern 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.
Malvern, Arkansas: d 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 Malvern, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 350 contributions totaling $55,654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 246 contributions totaling $48,848 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)