Portia, AR is a small town located in rural Arkansas. It is an area with strong family values and tight-knit community ties. Political discussions are held often, as residents are passionate about their local representatives and their decisions. Thus far, the town has seen representatives from both major political parties serve in office, including Republicans and Democrats alike. Residents of all backgrounds feel that they can have their voices heard in Portia's politics, regardless of their party affiliation or ideology. Election cycles often bring out large voter turnouts due to the level of engagement shown by citizens on both sides of the aisle. The people of Portia value civility in all political discourse and strive to maintain a respectful atmosphere even when disagreements arise.
The political climate in Portia, 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
Portia, 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.
Portia, 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 Portia, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $485 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $13,587 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)