Hope, Arkansas is a small town located in Southwest Arkansas. The city has a rich local history that stretches back to the early 1800s and it has long been an important part of the state’s development. Politics have been a major factor in Hope’s development over time, with several important political figures having grown up and served in the city. Richard Mays, who was governor from 1991 to 1995, is one of the most famous people associated with Hope. In recent years, Hope has continued to be an important part of politics in Arkansas with several local political candidates vying for office every election cycle. These candidates represent all sides of the political spectrum and are working hard to ensure Hope remains an integral part of the state’s political landscape.
The political climate in Hope, AR is somewhat conservative.
Hempstead County, AR is very conservative. In Hempstead County, AR 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hempstead county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 31.2%.
Hempstead county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hope, AR is somewhat conservative.
Hempstead 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.
Hope, 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 Hope, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $12,551 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,046 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $41,129 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)