Clarendon, AR is home to a diverse population of around 2,500 people. The city provides its residents with local government that is responsible for many aspects of the city's day-to-day operations. In terms of local politics, Clarendon is served by the Clarendon City Council which consists of five elected members who serve two and four-year terms. The council meets regularly to discuss issues related to the city such as zoning, taxation and infrastructure planning. They also provide input into the annual budget and are responsible for approving public works projects. Local elections are held every two years in order to elect new members to the council. The current mayor of Clarendon is Joe Johnson, who has served since 2018 and is running for reelection this year. Overall, local politics in Clarendon are an important part of ensuring that the city continues to be a great place to live and work for its residents.
The political climate in Clarendon, AR is leaning conservative.
Monroe County, AR is somewhat conservative. In Monroe County, AR 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 40.7%.
Monroe county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clarendon, AR is leaning conservative.
Monroe County, Arkansas is somewhat 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.
Clarendon, 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 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 Clarendon, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $813 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)