Rector, AR is a small town located in Clay County that is known for its rural landscape and sense of community. It has been the home to many generations of families who continue to enjoy the local scenery and support each other’s businesses. Although the citizens of Rector aren’t highly involved in political issues, they are still very passionate about their local government and representatives. The town is divided into four precincts and has an elected mayor who serves as the official representative of the city. The mayor works with appointed heads of various government departments in order to ensure that services are delivered efficiently and effectively. Local elections are held every two years for office positions such as town council members, municipal judge, police chief, and fire chief. Citizens also have an active voice in state politics by attending lobbyist meetings and actively advocating for their interests on a statewide level. Although there may not be any major national political figures from Rector, AR, the citizens remain dedicated to making sure they have a positive impact on their local community through their involvement in politics.
The political climate in Rector, AR is strongly conservative.
Clay County, AR is very conservative. In Clay County, AR 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.8% to 18.6%.
Clay county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rector, AR is strongly conservative.
Clay 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.
Rector, 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 Rector, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $2,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $4,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)