Helena-West Helena, AR is a small city located in the Mississippi Delta region. It is a predominantly African American, rural community and is home to many cultural and economic activities. Politically, Helena-West Helena is represented in the Arkansas State Legislature by Senator Steve Elliott and Representative Mickey Gates. At the local level, politics are handled through the City Council’s nine members; each of which represents their own district. The Mayor of Helena-West Helena is Kevin Smith, who serves as the executive leader of the City Council. The mission of the City Council is to serve as a resource for citizens, ensuring that all services and resources provided meet their needs in an effective manner. This includes everything from public safety and infrastructure improvements to educational initiatives and economic development projects. In addition to these responsibilities, the City Council also works closely with other local government agencies to ensure positive outcomes for all residents.
The political climate in Helena-West Helena, AR is moderately liberal.
Phillips County, AR is moderately liberal. In Phillips County, AR 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Phillips county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 38.7%.
Phillips county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Helena-West Helena, AR is moderately liberal.
Phillips County, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
Helena-West Helena Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas: D D D D D D
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 Helena-West Helena, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 392 contributions totaling $36,570 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $34,581 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)