Guy, Arkansas is a small town located in Faulkner County in the central region of the state. Though it is a relatively quiet and secluded area, the politics of Guy are still an active part of life for its citizens. The town is represented by Republican Senator Jason Rapert and Representative Jim Dotson in the Arkansas State Senate and House of Representatives respectively. Locally, Guy is governed by a five-member City Council who serve to provide guidance and direction for the city's growth and development. Elections for these positions are held every two years, with Mayor Carleton Leigh at the helm since 2011. The community often comes together on issues that affect local government, such as zoning laws or school district services. Residents also regularly attend public forums to discuss their ideas on how to improve public life in their hometown. While Guy is generally a peaceful place with few political controversies, local elections remain an integral part of life here in this small yet vibrant town.
The political climate in Guy, AR is strongly conservative.
Faulkner County, AR is strongly conservative. In Faulkner County, AR 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Faulkner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 33.7%.
Faulkner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Guy, AR is strongly conservative.
Faulkner County, Arkansas is strongly 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.
Guy, 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 Guy, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $10,142 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 245 contributions totaling $91,142 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $372 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)