Ash Flat, AR is located in Sharp County and has a small-town feel. Despite its small population size, Ash Flat is an active part of the political process in Arkansas. The city prides itself on its democratic representation, being part of the majority-represented party in the state legislature. Residents of Ash Flat actively participate in local elections and elections at the state level to ensure their voices are heard. While no local political candidates are listed here, many residents look forward to the opportunity to cast their votes for those who will best represent them on issues that matter to them.
The political climate in Ash Flat, AR is strongly 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
Ash Flat, AR is strongly 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.
Ash Flat, 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 Ash Flat, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $35,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $372 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $16,182 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)