Hughes, AR is a small town with a population of approximately 2150 people. While it may be small in size, the town has a vibrant political climate. With its close proximity to Little Rock, the state capital, Hughes residents are well informed about local and state-wide elections and campaigns. During election season, local candidates for state and federal offices often campaign in Hughes to earn support from citizens in this small but important community. In addition, the city’s leaders come together regularly to ensure that the needs of their constituents are being met while preserving the unique character of Hughes. As such, locals have become increasingly involved in politics as they strive to create a better future for themselves and their families.
The political climate in Hughes, AR is leaning liberal.
St. Francis County, AR is leaning liberal. In St. Francis County, AR 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Francis county remained moderately Democratic, 50.7% to 45.6%.
St. Francis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hughes, AR is leaning liberal.
St. Francis County, Arkansas is leaning liberal.
Forrest City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Hughes, Arkansas: D D D D D d
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 Hughes, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,727 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)