Newport, Arkansas is a small town with a population of around 8,400 people. Located in the heart of Jackson County, Newport is known as an idyllic rural area that offers both relaxation and recreation for its residents. In terms of politics, Newport has a strong sense of civic pride and places a high emphasis on local government. The city is served by an elected mayor and six-member city council that are responsible for setting policy initiatives to ensure the city’s growth and development. The council members are elected every two years in nonpartisan elections with a focus on issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure reform, and environmental protection. Although there are no specific local candidates discussed here today, it is clear that the citizens of Newport take great pride in their political system and strive to make sure their local government works to serve them well.
The political climate in Newport, AR is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, AR is very conservative. In Jackson County, AR 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.6% to 26.8%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newport, AR is moderately conservative.
Jackson 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.
Newport, 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 Newport, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 198 contributions totaling $40,047 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 165 contributions totaling $33,471 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)