Manila, AR is a small town located in Mississippi County, Arkansas. The area has been predominantly Democratic-leaning since the mid-20th century, with some Republican support as well. Most recently, local elections have seen an increase in the number of independent candidates on the ballot. Despite being one of the smallest towns in the county, Manila is a major economic hub for southeastern Arkansas and many local businesses rely on the town’s political climate to stay viable. At present, several initiatives are underway to improve public services and infrastructure throughout Manila that will help create new jobs and attract more people to the area. Overall, the politics of Manila remains a tightly contested affair between all political spectrums with no clear victor yet emerging from either side.
The political climate in Manila, AR is moderately conservative.
Mississippi County, AR is moderately conservative. In Mississippi County, AR 36.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mississippi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.1% to 36.9%.
Mississippi county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manila, AR is moderately conservative.
Mississippi County, Arkansas is moderately conservative.
Blytheville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Manila, Arkansas: D D 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 Manila, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $85 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $5,015 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)