Glenwood, AR is a small town located in Pike County. It is known for its strong sense of community and its friendly atmosphere. The political landscape of Glenwood is reflective of this community-oriented attitude, with an emphasis on local affairs and a focus on civic engagement. There is a city council that makes decisions regarding the budget, infrastructure improvements, and other important matters that affect the townspeople directly. Additionally, there are several local non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting the well-being of residents through education and advocacy. While there are no current local political candidates running for office in Glenwood, the town does have representation from state level officials who strive to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard in the state legislature.
The political climate in Glenwood, AR is strongly conservative.
Pike County, AR is very conservative. In Pike County, AR 15.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pike county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.9% to 15.2%.
Pike county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glenwood, AR is strongly conservative.
Pike 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.
Glenwood, 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 Glenwood, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 231 contributions totaling $70,305 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $50,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $476 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)