The small town of Piney, AR is home to a diverse community with a strong sense of civic pride. The local politics of Piney are shaped by the citizens’ commitment to their community and their desire to ensure the best possible outcome for all its inhabitants. Through an annual election cycle, local residents have the opportunity to elect representatives who will represent their interests in city government. The elected officials make decisions on important issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure upgrades, and more. Additionally, committees of local citizens are formed to deliberate on various policy matters that affect the town. The citizens of Piney take part in these processes and work together to ensure that their voices are heard and their needs addressed in a timely manner.
The political climate in Piney, AR is moderately conservative.
Garland County, AR is very conservative. In Garland County, AR 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 31.8%.
Garland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Piney, AR is moderately conservative.
Garland County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Hot Springs Metro Area 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.
Piney, 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 Piney, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,300 contributions totaling $298,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,324 contributions totaling $462,204 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $349 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)