Wilmar, AR is a small town located in the Arkansas Delta region. The local politics of Wilmar revolve around the issues and concerns of the residents, including economic development, education, healthcare, crime and safety, and infrastructure. The mayor of Wilmar is responsible for enacting policies that reflect the wishes of the citizens. There are also city council members who are voted into office by local residents to represent their interests in government decisions. The city also has a strong presence in state politics as well, advocating for local issues at both the state and national level. While Wilmar does not have any current political candidates running for office, many residents stay informed on important political issues through local news sources and civic engagement activities.
The political climate in Wilmar, AR is somewhat conservative.
Drew County, AR is strongly conservative. In Drew County, AR 35.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Drew county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.1%.
Drew county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilmar, AR is somewhat conservative.
Drew County, Arkansas 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.
Wilmar, Arkansas: d 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 Wilmar, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)