Woodson, AR is a small rural town located in the state of Arkansas. It is largely agricultural, with a population of only about 500 people. The local politics in Woodson are driven by the needs and concerns of its small but tight-knit community. Every election season, candidates from both major parties put forth their platforms to try to garner support and votes from the citizens. Issues which are important to the people of Woodson include economic development, taxation, education and healthcare; while candidates for political office focus on these issues in order to show how they can best serve the town. Local elections are often decided on a very narrow margin, making every vote count and giving each citizen an equal voice in deciding who will lead their community.
The political climate in Woodson, AR is somewhat liberal.
Pulaski County, AR is moderately liberal. In Pulaski County, AR 60.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pulaski county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.0% to 37.5%.
Pulaski county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Woodson, AR is somewhat liberal.
Pulaski County, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro Area is leaning 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.
Woodson, Arkansas: d D D D D D
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 Woodson, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 774 contributions totaling $128,883 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 217 contributions totaling $29,429 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)