Dell, AR is a small city located in Arkansas with a population of just over 1,000 people. The politics in Dell are quite diverse and interesting. For local political candidates, Dell has proudly elected representatives from both major political parties. Most recently, incumbent Mayor Jim Douglas was reelected to his third term as mayor in 2019. He was joined on the ballot by challenger Donna White, who ran a strong campaign for the office of mayor but ultimately came up short at the polls. Both Mayor Douglas and Council Member White have been active members of their respective parties and have worked hard to serve the citizens of Dell. With such a small population, the citizens of Dell have shown great dedication to their local politics and its representatives.
The political climate in Dell, AR is moderately conservative.
Mississippi County, AR is moderately conservative. In Mississippi County, AR 36.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mississippi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.1% to 36.9%.
Mississippi county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dell, AR is moderately conservative.
Mississippi County, Arkansas is moderately conservative.
Blytheville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Dell, 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 Dell, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 165 contributions totaling $5,270 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $28,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)