Oil Trough, AR is a small town located in Independence County with a population of just over 200 people. Despite its size, the town has an active local political scene. Two candidates, Robert Lee and John Smith, are vying for the position of Mayor in the upcoming elections. Robert Lee is a lifelong resident of the area and brings years of experience to his campaign, while John Smith is a newcomer to Oil Trough who promises to bring fresh ideas and energy to the town. Residents of Oil Trough can expect an interesting and engaging election season as both candidates work hard to win their votes. Local political events have been well attended by both supporters and opponents alike, providing an opportunity for everyone in the community to become informed about their choices for mayor. It will be exciting to see who will emerge as the victor come Election Day!
The political climate in Oil Trough, AR is very conservative.
Independence County, AR is very conservative. In Independence County, AR 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Independence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 19.3%.
Independence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oil Trough, AR is very conservative.
Independence County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Batesville Metro Area 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.
Oil Trough, 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 Oil Trough, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $2 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $75 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)