Williford, AR is a small rural town located in the northern part of the state. As with many other small towns, it is governed by a local mayor and city council who work together to best serve the community. This town prides itself in its tight-knit atmosphere that has been developed over many years. While Williford may not be known for its political scene, the local officials are dedicated to representing their constituents and working hard to ensure that all residents have access to quality education, healthcare, and services. Some of their recent initiatives include improved public transportation and an effort to encourage more businesses to move into the area. Local candidates run for office each election cycle with a focus on making sure that Williford remains a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Williford, AR is very conservative.
Sharp County, AR is very conservative. In Sharp County, AR 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sharp county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 18.5%.
Sharp county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williford, AR is very conservative.
Sharp 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.
Williford, 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 Williford, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)