The Malvern, AR Metro Area is located in Hot Spring County and is home to a number of small towns and communities. Politics in the area are centered around local issues, with representatives from both major parties at the state level. The local political scene has a long history of electing candidates who represent the interests of their constituents and bring a sense of community to the region. In addition to civic organizations like the Hot Spring County Historical Society, there is also an active Chamber of Commerce that serves its members by connecting them with resources to help promote economic growth and development. There are frequent candidate forums and debates, giving residents an opportunity to learn more about each person running for office and make informed decisions on election day.
The political climate in Malvern Metro Area is very conservative.
In Malvern Metro Area 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, the Malvern metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 24.5%.
The Malvern metro area voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Malvern Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $30,583 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 209 contributions totaling $31,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)