The politics in Pocahontas, AR are largely influenced by its residents and the local politicians who serve them. The small town is represented in the Arkansas House and Senate by two local lawmakers who work to provide their constituents with the best possible representation on a wide range of issues. In addition to these lawmakers, are several other local political candidates vying for election or re-election in the upcoming year. They provide compelling platforms that focus on important topics such as economic growth, education, healthcare reform, public safety, and more. Residents of Pocahontas have an opportunity to make their voices heard and shape the future of their community by participating in elections and making their vote count.
The political climate in Pocahontas, AR is moderately conservative.
Randolph County, AR is very conservative. In Randolph County, AR 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Randolph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 17.8%.
Randolph county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pocahontas, AR is moderately conservative.
Randolph 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.
Pocahontas, 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 Pocahontas, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $5,299 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $23,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)