Rye, AR is a small town located in Texarkana, Arkansas. While it may be small, the political atmosphere of this town is still vibrant and active. Rye has a wide range of local political candidates in its mayor's race and its city council races. These positions are held by individuals from all walks of life who have a deep passion for the community of Rye. From their involvement in politics, the citizens of Rye can feel connected to their government and ensure that their voices are heard on issues that impact the community. With such diverse representation from different backgrounds, Rye residents can be sure that their voices will be heard when it comes to making decisions regarding the future of their town.
The political climate in Rye, AR is very conservative.
Cleveland County, AR is very conservative. In Cleveland County, AR 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cleveland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 18.1%.
Cleveland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rye, AR is very conservative.
Cleveland County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Pine Bluff Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Rye, 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 Rye, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $13,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $27,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $424 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)