Parkin, AR is a small town located in northeastern Arkansas. The town is home to a population of around 2,000 people and is known for its agricultural industry. Politically, Parkin has generally been a Democratic-leaning area with a strong emphasis on supporting local candidates who share the same values as their constituents. Recently, several Democratic Party members have been elected to the local offices including Mayor William Jones and City Council Members Rachel Price and John Miller. Residents of Parkin tend to support policies that are focused on economic growth, providing support for small businesses and ensuring public safety. It is clear that the citizens of Parkin value their local politicians and are aware of the importance of electing leaders that will work towards creating positive change in the community.
The political climate in Parkin, AR is moderately conservative.
Cross County, AR is very conservative. In Cross County, AR 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cross county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 25.5%.
Cross county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parkin, AR is moderately conservative.
Cross 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.
Parkin, 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 Parkin, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $2,274 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)