Lake View, AR is a small town located in the rural countryside of Arkansas. Although the town is relatively small, its government and politics are vibrant and active. The local government in Lake View consists of an elected mayor, city council members, and other appointed officials. They work collectively to ensure that the community remains safe and prosperous for all residents. Local elections occur regularly in Lake View and often feature several candidates vying for office. Residents have many opportunities to become involved in their local government by attending public meetings or volunteering on campaigns or initiatives. By doing so, they can make their voices heard and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Lake View, AR is somewhat liberal.
Phillips County, AR is moderately liberal. In Phillips County, AR 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Phillips county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 38.7%.
Phillips county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake View, AR is somewhat liberal.
Phillips County, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
Helena-West Helena Metro Area is moderately 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.
Lake View, 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 Lake View, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 117 contributions totaling $9,394 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $12,397 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)