Caldwell, Arkansas is a small town in the south central part of the state. It has a long history of being an independent and politically active community. The local politics are focused on maintaining the rural character of the town while also looking to expand local business and create job opportunities for its residents. Local political candidates regularly campaign on issues such as creating more jobs, improving local infrastructure and providing better services for their constituents. They also prioritize fostering strong relationships with neighboring towns and cities throughout southern Arkansas. Community meetings are regularly held throughout the year to keep residents informed about what their elected officials are doing, as well as how they can get involved in local politics themselves.
The political climate in Caldwell, AR is leaning conservative.
St. Francis County, AR is leaning liberal. In St. Francis County, AR 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Francis county remained moderately Democratic, 50.7% to 45.6%.
St. Francis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caldwell, AR is leaning conservative.
St. Francis County, Arkansas is leaning liberal.
Forrest City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Caldwell, 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 Caldwell, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 625 contributions totaling $21,993 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $5,498 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)