Green Forest, AR is a small town with a population of approximately 4,000 people. It is located in the Ozark Mountains and is known for its beautiful natural scenery. The town has been governed by its own local government since it was incorporated in 1873. The current mayor of Green Forest is Matthew Smith, who has served in office since 2014. The town council consists of five members who are elected to serve two-year terms. Each member of the council represents an area of the town and works together to make decisions on policies and regulations that affect the citizens of Green Forest. In addition to the mayor and council members, there are other local officials such as the City Clerk and Treasurer who help manage the day-to-day operations of the city.
The politics in Green Forest are focused on preserving its small-town charm while providing quality services to its citizens. The Mayor and Council strive to make decisions that benefit all members of the community while also maintaining fiscal responsibility. Various environmental initiatives have been implemented to reduce energy consumption and promote sustainability within the City limits. All political candidates must be subject to questioning at candidates' forums so that residents can get more information about their views before casting their vote in local elections. Despite being a small town, politics in Green Forest are alive and well as residents actively participate in making sure their voices are heard when it comes to decisions being made for their community's future.
The political climate in Green Forest, AR is moderately conservative.
Carroll County, AR is strongly conservative. In Carroll County, AR 34.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 34.1%.
Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Green Forest, AR is moderately conservative.
Carroll County, Arkansas is strongly 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.
Green Forest, 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 Green Forest, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $2,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $5,141 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)