Oakhaven is a small town located in Arkansas with a population of around 12,000 people. The town's political landscape is primarily Republican, with the majority of elected officials being members of the party. Most residents are proud to call themselves Republicans and vote for Republican candidates in local elections. The mayor of Oakhaven is a Republican, as are all the members of the city council. The current mayor has been in office since 2011 and has held numerous public meetings to discuss issues affecting the community. Issues such as infrastructure upgrades, education reform, and economic growth have been discussed at these meetings and have helped shape the future direction of Oakhaven. Additionally, Oakhaven also holds several debates between local political candidates during election years so that residents can get to know their local representatives and learn more about each candidate’s vision for the future of Oakhaven.
The political climate in Oakhaven, AR is strongly conservative.
Hempstead County, AR is very conservative. In Hempstead County, AR 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hempstead county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 31.2%.
Hempstead county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakhaven, AR is strongly conservative.
Hempstead 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.
Oakhaven, Arkansas: d d 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 Oakhaven, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $12,551 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,046 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $41,129 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)