Smithville, AR is a small town situated in the heart of Arkansas. The area is known for its vibrant culture and rural atmosphere, which has been maintained for generations. The politics in Smithville are relatively quiet and conservative, due to the small population size and generally peaceful nature of the community. There are local organizations that promote various political ideologies, but these do not hold any official positions or power in governing the town. Local elections are held on occasion to determine representatives for city officials, who are charged with providing services and managing public spaces within Smithville. Citizens of Smithville typically vote along party lines on initiatives and candidates put forward by those seeking office. However, most residents of Smithville have a healthy respect for all sides of the political spectrum when it comes to decision-making at the local level.
The political climate in Smithville, 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
Smithville, 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.
Smithville, 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 Smithville, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $427 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)