Elkins, AR is a small town in Northwest Arkansas, with a population of about 1,600 people. The politics in Elkins are primarily dominated by the Democratic Party, although several Republicans have been elected to local government offices over the years. Local elections are relatively low-key affairs with most residents being familiar with the candidates running. Candidates from both sides of the aisle typically focus their efforts on improving public services and infrastructure as well as stimulating economic growth. Elkins has seen some success in recent years due to its close proximity to larger cities such as Fayetteville and Rogers, both of which have experienced rapid job and population growth. While there may not be much in the way of partisan politics in Elkins, its citizens take pride in their community and are passionate about preserving its small-town charm while still making progress towards a brighter future.
The political climate in Elkins, AR is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, AR is leaning conservative. In Washington County, AR 46.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained Republican, 50.4% to 46.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elkins, AR is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, Arkansas is leaning conservative.
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metro Area is moderately 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.
Elkins, 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 Elkins, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,207 contributions totaling $581,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 481 contributions totaling $211,075 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $439 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)