The small town of Wilmot, Arkansas has a population of just over 1,500 people. Although the community is quite small, the town still has an active political process that affects local citizens. The town holds elections for public positions and encourages citizens to become involved in the political process. Residents are encouraged to attend meetings and participate in local decision-making by registering to vote, volunteering on committees, attending debates between candidates, and helping out on campaigns. As Wilmot grows, so does its political spectrum; new issues arise and stakeholders come forward to help shape the direction of the community. Despite its size, Wilmot is dedicated to maintaining a strong political structure that brings together its citizens for the good of everyone in the town.
The political climate in Wilmot, AR is moderately conservative.
Ashley County, AR is very conservative. In Ashley County, AR 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.0% to 26.8%.
Ashley county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilmot, AR is moderately conservative.
Ashley 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.
Wilmot, 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 Wilmot, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $3,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $16,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)