Western Grove, AR is a small town located in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. Though it is a relatively small and rural town, the politics of Western Grove still have an important impact on its citizens. The local city council is responsible for setting the budget, deciding on ordinances, and creating the overall vision for the community. Each year, local citizens are invited to participate in elections to select their representatives on the city council. Candidates must demonstrate their commitment to serving the best interests of Western Grove through their platforms and policies. During election season, there are many debates between candidates with lively discussion about how best to improve the quality of life in Western Grove for all citizens.
The political climate in Western Grove, AR is strongly conservative.
Newton County, AR is very conservative. In Newton County, AR 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 17.7%.
Newton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Western Grove, AR is strongly conservative.
Newton County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Harrison 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.
Western Grove, 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 Western Grove, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)