Gillett, AR is a small town located in Arkansas, USA. It has a population of just over 1000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and peaceful surroundings. While the town is relatively small, it does have its own local politics. The city council is responsible for making decisions on topics such as taxes, public services, and other aspects of local life. There are also several local political candidates who are running for office in the upcoming elections. They come from various backgrounds and have different ideas about how to best serve the community. Their campaigns focus on improving the quality of life in Gillett by addressing issues such as transportation, housing, infrastructure, economic development, education, and more. Local citizens can cast their votes to decide who will represent them in the government bodies that make these important decisions about their town's future.
The political climate in Gillett, AR is strongly conservative.
Arkansas County, AR is very conservative. In Arkansas County, AR 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arkansas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 28.9%.
Arkansas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gillett, AR is strongly conservative.
Arkansas 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.
Gillett, 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 Gillett, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $4,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $410 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $12,538 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)