Donaldson, AR is a small town in Arkansas that is steeped in local politics. Located in Washington County, the town is represented by State Senator Steve Miller and State Representative Bob Hillin. Both have been active members of their respective parties for many years and continue to be involved in the issues that affect the people of Donaldson. They work together to ensure that the needs of local citizens are heard at both the state and federal levels. Community members often come together to discuss various topics, from education funding to healthcare reform, and participate in discussions about upcoming policies that could affect their daily lives. It is this sense of civic duty and participation that makes Donaldson a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
The political climate in Donaldson, AR is very conservative.
Hot Spring County, AR is very conservative. In Hot Spring County, AR 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hot Spring county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 24.5%.
Hot Spring county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Donaldson, AR is very conservative.
Hot Spring County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Malvern Metro Area 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.
Donaldson, 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 Donaldson, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)