Hempstead County is located in southwestern Arkansas and is a major part of the larger Texarkana metropolitan area. The county has a rich history, having been established in 1818, making it one of the oldest counties in the state. Politically, Hempstead County leans heavily towards the Republican Party, with registered voters favoring this party over other political organizations. Additionally, Hempstead County is home to several local political organizations such as the Hempstead County Republican Party and the Hempstead County Democratic Party. Both of these organizations are actively involved in local elections and hold events throughout the year in order to promote their candidates and encourage voter participation. Furthermore, there are numerous elected officials that serve at all levels of government from local city councils to members of Congress. All of these officials work hard to ensure that constituents receive representation on important issues and have their voices heard.
The political climate in Hempstead County, AR is very conservative.
In Hempstead County, AR 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hempstead county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 31.2%.
Hempstead county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hempstead County, AR is very conservative.
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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.
Hempstead, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Hempstead County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $14,321 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $651 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $44,579 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)