Sunset, Arkansas is a small town situated in the western part of the state. As with many rural towns, its politics are mainly concerned with local issues and day-to-day quality of life. The town is represented by elected officials including a mayor, city council members, police chief, and other leaders who work together to make decisions that will benefit the community. The people of Sunset have long had an active civic life and take pride in their local government. They are passionate about making sure their elected officials represent them fairly and take their concerns seriously. The public also takes part in local debates and discussions about important issues such as taxes, education, economic development, and infrastructure. It is clear from the strong commitment of residents that they care deeply about their town and its future.
The political climate in Sunset, AR is leaning liberal.
Crittenden County, AR is leaning liberal. In Crittenden County, AR 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crittenden county remained moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 44.8%.
Crittenden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sunset, AR is leaning liberal.
Crittenden County, Arkansas is leaning liberal.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Sunset, Arkansas: D d D D d d
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 Sunset, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $6,748 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $34,883 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)