Garfield is a small town in Arkansas located in Benton County. Although it has a relatively low population, the people of Garfield are passionate about their politics. The local elections are highly contested and hotly debated among the residents, who take pride in their political participation and representation. Every election cycle brings out new faces hoping to serve the people of Garfield, as they work to understand the needs of the community and create policies that benefit everyone. Garfield's elections have been known for being exceptionally close races, with every vote truly counting towards determining the outcome. Despite its size, Garfield boasts a vibrant political atmosphere that ensures its citizens will remain informed and engaged when it comes to making decisions that shape their future.
The political climate in Garfield, AR is strongly conservative.
Benton County, AR is strongly conservative. In Benton County, AR 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garfield, AR is strongly conservative.
Benton County, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metro Area is moderately 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.
Garfield, Arkansas: R 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 Garfield, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $3,545 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $3,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)