The small city of Lamar, Arkansas has a population of around 800 people. It is located in Johnson County and is known for its strong sense of community and traditional values. Politically, Lamar leans towards the Republican party, although there is still some support for the Democratic party in the area. Local politics tend to focus on the issues that affect the people of Lamar most, such as infrastructure development and job creation. The city strives to create a safe and prosperous environment for all residents, while also maintaining its traditional values and heritage. The people of Lamar are proud to be part of this close-knit community and take pride in their local government's efforts to make it a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Lamar, AR is strongly conservative.
Johnson County, AR is very conservative. In Johnson County, AR 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 24.0%.
Johnson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lamar, AR is strongly conservative.
Johnson 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.
Lamar, 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 Lamar, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $6,793 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $11,989 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)