Harrell, Arkansas is a small rural town located in Clay county. It is home to a small population that is deeply rooted in the local political scene. The town and county are represented by several different offices, including the office of mayor, city council members, school board members, and state legislators. Local elections for these offices are held from time to time with citizens actively involved in the process. This involvement helps keep local government accountable and allows citizens to have a real say in how their community runs.
The political climate in Harrell, AR is strongly conservative.
Calhoun County, AR is very conservative. In Calhoun County, AR 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.0% to 22.0%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harrell, AR is strongly conservative.
Calhoun County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Camden 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.
Harrell, 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 Harrell, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $10,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,278 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $3,896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)