The politics in Cotton Plant, AR is a reflection of the small-town values that the community stands by. The town takes an active role in civic engagement and encourages its citizens to voice their opinions and engage with local government. Though there are no local political candidates running for office at this time, residents are passionate about issues that affect their immediate area and their nation as a whole. They demonstrate an active interest in government policies and local issues such as education, economic development, crime prevention, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. Citizen groups have formed to advocate for change on these topics to ensure the best possible outcomes for all residents of Cotton Plant. As a result, the town continues to see positive growth as they work together with local government officials to make sure everyone has access to the resources they need to thrive.
The political climate in Cotton Plant, AR is somewhat conservative.
Woodruff County, AR is strongly conservative. In Woodruff County, AR 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodruff county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 34.6%.
Woodruff county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cotton Plant, AR is somewhat conservative.
Woodruff County, Arkansas is strongly 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.
Cotton Plant, Arkansas: D D d d 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 Cotton Plant, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)