Leola, AR is a small town in Arkansas with a population of around 1,300 people. While it may be small, Leola has an active local politics scene. The local government consists of a mayor and four city council members who are elected to serve two-year terms. These elected officials make important decisions that affect the day-to-day operations of the town, including the budgets for various city services and infrastructure improvements. Additionally, Leola holds regular city council meetings where citizens have the opportunity to voice their concerns or participate in discussions on pending issues. There are also local elections held every two years for all offices from mayor to school district board members, giving citizens the chance to elect representatives that best represent their interests. This lively political atmosphere helps ensure that Leola remains a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Leola, AR is very conservative.
Grant County, AR is very conservative. In Grant County, AR 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.9% to 15.5%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leola, AR is very conservative.
Grant County, Arkansas is very conservative.
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.
Leola, 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 Leola, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)