Black Rock, AR is a small town in Lawrence County with a population of approximately 1,000 people. The town has an elected mayor who is the head of the local government and oversees all political decisions that are made within the city limits. The mayor is supported by a four-member Board of Aldermen, who represent the interests of the citizens in their respective wards. Local elections are held at regular intervals, providing citizens with the opportunity to have their voices heard and select representatives who understand their unique needs and concerns. Black Rock also has representation from state and federal government officials, including senators and representatives who work to ensure that its residents have access to vital resources and services. As such, Black Rock's politics revolve around ensuring that each citizen's voice is heard while working together on behalf of the entire community.
The political climate in Black Rock, AR is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, AR is very conservative. In Lawrence County, AR 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.0% to 18.4%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Black Rock, AR is strongly conservative.
Lawrence 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.
Black Rock, Arkansas: D d 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 Black Rock, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $32,314 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)