Bradley, AR is a small town in Arkansas with a population of approximately 1,000 people. Although the town is small in size, its political scene is just as active as any other community. The city operates under the mayor-council form of government and features several departments to ensure its citizens are taken care of. A number of local initiatives have been put into action in recent years that reflect the progressive values of the town's residents. Elections for Mayor and City Council take place every two years, and campaigning for each election often consists of lively debates between candidates on issues such as economic development, environmental policies, public safety, and more. Bradley also participates in larger elections for state and national offices. Despite its size, the town maintains an engaged political climate that encourages civic participation from all citizens.
The political climate in Bradley, AR is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, AR is very conservative. In Lafayette County, AR 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 31.3%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bradley, AR is moderately conservative.
Lafayette 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.
Bradley, 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 Bradley, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $2,757 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)