Lynn, AR is a small town located in Lawrence County with an estimated population of 844 people. It has a mayor and five council members that make up the local government. Elections are held every two years for the mayor and council members, with each position having a four-year term. Local political candidates must meet the requirements of being at least 21 years old, living in the city limits for at least one year before the election, and being registered to vote in Lynn. The mayor serves as chief executive officer of the town and has the ability to veto any decisions made by the council. The town council is responsible for providing legislative oversight by setting policy and approving budgets. Issues discussed include economic development, public safety, environmental protection, education and health services for citizens. Since Lynn is such a small town it offers residents a unique opportunity to be actively involved in local politics as they can easily access their elected officials for any concerns or questions they may have.
The political climate in Lynn, AR is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, AR is very conservative. In Lawrence County, AR 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.0% to 18.4%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lynn, AR is strongly conservative.
Lawrence 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.
Lynn, 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 Lynn, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $677 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)