Monticello, AR is a small city that has an engaged and active political climate. While the city does not have any local political candidates currently in office, its residents are very involved in their local government and actively participate in the political process. Through various town halls and other public meetings, Monticello citizens are able to shape the direction of their community by voicing their opinions on important issues. Furthermore, a variety of interest groups exist within the city and advocate for various issues that affect the people of Monticello. All together, this creates an atmosphere in which democracy is alive and thriving in Monticello.
The political climate in Monticello, AR is somewhat conservative.
Drew County, AR is strongly conservative. In Drew County, AR 35.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Drew county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.1%.
Drew county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monticello, AR is somewhat conservative.
Drew County, Arkansas is strongly 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.
Monticello, Arkansas: d 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 Monticello, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $6,395 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $114,158 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $737 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)