Strong, AR is a rural town in south central Arkansas. Positioned at the center of several local counties, the politics of Strong can be described as a mix of conservative and progressive values. Politically, Strong and its neighboring counties primarily lean Republican in national elections. At the local level, candidates often focus on issues such as improving public education, supporting small businesses, encouraging economic development, and providing better services for residents. There are also plenty of opportunities for people to get involved in local politics through volunteering or joining political groups. Ultimately, no matter their individual beliefs, the people of Strong are united by their commitment to making their hometown a better place to live and work.
The political climate in Strong, AR is moderately conservative.
Union County, AR is strongly conservative. In Union County, AR 33.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 33.6%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Strong, AR is moderately conservative.
Union County, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
El Dorado Metro Area is strongly 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.
Strong, 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 Strong, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $2,015 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,008 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)