Hensley, AR is a small community located in Central Arkansas. The politics in Hensley are largely driven by the same issues that affect other cities and towns across the state such as education, economic development, and public safety. Local government officials are focused on making sure that the needs of their community are met while also considering the impacts of any changes on the local environment and quality of life. The current mayor is Gary Hopkins who has served since 2017. During his tenure, he has worked to promote businesses within the city while encouraging growth throughout the area. He has also worked diligently to enhance public safety, improve infrastructure and create more opportunities for families living in Hensley. Additionally, there is an active political discussion among citizens about key legislative matters and any federal or state policies that may impact them directly or indirectly.
The political climate in Hensley, AR is somewhat liberal.
Pulaski County, AR is moderately liberal. In Pulaski County, AR 60.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pulaski county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.0% to 37.5%.
Pulaski county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hensley, AR is somewhat liberal.
Pulaski County, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro Area is leaning 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.
Hensley, 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 Hensley, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $8,483 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $8,789 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)