West Point, AR is a small town located in the Ozarks region of Arkansas. The town has a long history of political involvement, with locals engaging in various activities to shape the future of West Point and its surrounding areas. Local politics tend to revolve around issues such as education, infrastructure, economic development, and access to services for its citizens. In the recent municipal elections, community members discussed topics related to these core areas while selecting candidates who they felt could best represent their interests. There are several local candidates running for different positions on the West Point City Council and other associated positions. All candidates have focused on how they can make West Point a better place to live and work through their platforms. Residents take pride in being actively involved in their local politics so that they can help shape the future of West Point for years to come.
The political climate in West Point, AR is strongly conservative.
White County, AR is very conservative. In White County, AR 19.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, White county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.3% to 19.4%.
White county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Point, AR is strongly conservative.
White County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Searcy Metro Area 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.
West Point, 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 West Point, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 386 contributions totaling $57,359 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 486 contributions totaling $113,379 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)