Hatfield, AR is a small community of around 500 people located in the Ozark Mountains. The local government is made up of a mayor and five city council members, who are all elected by the citizens of Hatfield. Voting takes place during elections held every two years. Issues that concern the town include maintaining roads, providing services such as water and sewer, and improving public safety. The town is managed with respect for its long history and traditions, while also looking to the future to ensure continued progress in all areas. The mayor and council members understand that their decisions will affect not only the present population but also generations to come, and they take this responsibility seriously. Residents take an active role in community life by participating in local events or attending meetings where issues pertaining to Hatfield are discussed. All have a voice in how Hatfield is governed and strive to make it a better place for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Hatfield, AR is strongly conservative.
Polk County, AR is very conservative. In Polk County, AR 14.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.9% to 14.7%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hatfield, AR is strongly conservative.
Polk County, Arkansas is very 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.
Hatfield, 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 Hatfield, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)