Lake Village, Arkansas is a small town located in Chicot County along the Mississippi River. It has a population of around 2,000 people, most of which are hardworking and friendly locals. The town is governed by a mayor-council system, with the mayor being elected every four years. The current mayor is Bill Smith who has been serving since 2015. In addition to the mayor, there are six council members that serve two-year terms. Lake Village also has its own police force and fire department which helps keep the town safe and running smoothly. There are several local businesses such as restaurants, shops, and other amenities that make Lake Village a great place to live and raise a family. With its peaceful atmosphere and friendly residents, Lake Village provides an ideal environment for political candidates to get their message out and represent the interests of its citizens.
The political climate in Lake Village, AR is leaning liberal.
Chicot County, AR is somewhat liberal. In Chicot County, AR 55.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chicot county remained strongly Democratic, 55.1% to 42.7%.
Chicot county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Village, AR is leaning liberal.
Chicot County, Arkansas is somewhat 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 Village, 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 Village, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,278 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $23,843 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)