Mena, AR is a city situated in Polk County, Arkansas. The city has a rich history that dates back to the 1800s and has seen many changes over the years. Politically, Mena is home to many local political candidates from both major parties. These candidates work hard to ensure that the city of Mena is well represented in their government and strives to bring progress for all its citizens. They are dedicated to engaging with the community and creating policies that address their needs and concerns. From public safety to education and job growth, Mena’s local politicians work towards making a difference for their constituents. With elections happening every two years, the citizens of Mena have an opportunity to make their voices heard by voting for those who will best represent them in office.
The political climate in Mena, AR is strongly conservative.
Polk County, AR is very conservative. In Polk County, AR 14.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.9% to 14.7%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mena, AR is strongly conservative.
Polk 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.
Mena, Arkansas: R R 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 Mena, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 615 contributions totaling $19,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 747 contributions totaling $195,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)