Alpena, AR is a small town located in the Ozark Mountains, with a population of just over 6,000 residents. Although the town is small, it has an active and engaged political climate. Local government is led by city councilors and a mayor, who work together to discuss local policies and regulations for Alpena. Decisions made by these individuals have an impact on the daily lives of all citizens in the town. Many local citizens take part in community meetings to voice their opinion on current issues that affect their day-to-day lives. The community also holds regular elections to decide who will lead them in upcoming years, giving local residents the opportunity to make their voices heard through their vote. With such an involved and passionate population, Alpena's politics are sure to stay lively for many years to come.
The political climate in Alpena, AR is very 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
Alpena, AR is very 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.
Alpena, 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 Alpena, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $11,361 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)