Bull Shoals, Arkansas is a small town with a population of around 2,300 people. It is located in the northwest corner of Arkansas and is known for its beautiful lake and outdoor activities. Despite its small size, Bull Shoals has active politics. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss issues facing the community and several political candidates are running in local races. One of the main platforms for these candidates is increasing economic development in the area while still preserving its natural beauty. These candidates strive to bring new businesses to the area while still respecting the history and culture of the town. They also work to make sure the town's resources are used responsibly, protecting both its citizens and environment from harm.
The political climate in Bull Shoals, AR is strongly conservative.
Marion County, AR is very conservative. In Marion County, AR 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 20.4%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bull Shoals, AR is strongly conservative.
Marion County, Arkansas 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.
Bull Shoals, 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 Bull Shoals, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $2,320 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $16,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)