The politics in Carlisle, AR are largely driven by the local community. Common issues discussed among the residents include infrastructure, education, health care, business development, and public safety. The town is represented in the Arkansas State Legislature by State Senator Eddie Joe Williams and State Representatives DeAnn Vaught and Dwight Tosh. At the county level, there is an elected Board of Commissioners that oversees roads and bridges, law enforcement, parks and recreation, water and sewer service, planning and zoning. This board also works to encourage economic growth in the area by providing incentives to local businesses. In addition to local representation at both the state and county level, Carlisle also has a Mayor-Council form of government with an elected mayor responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of the city. All of these elements contribute to making Carlisle a vibrant place to live with plenty of opportunities for those looking to get involved in local politics.
The political climate in Carlisle, AR is strongly conservative.
Lonoke County, AR is very conservative. In Lonoke County, AR 21.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lonoke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 21.8%.
Lonoke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carlisle, AR is strongly conservative.
Lonoke County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro Area is leaning 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.
Carlisle, 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 Carlisle, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,545 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)