Sulphur Springs CDP, AR is a small rural community located in the northwestern corner of Arkansas. It does not have an official political system, but it has been greatly influenced by local and state politics over the years. The nearby cities of Springdale, Fayetteville, and Rogers all have a major influence on Sulphur Springs due to their close proximity. The current governor of Arkansas is Asa Hutchinson and he has implemented several policies that have impacted the lives of people living in Sulphur Springs. Most notably, Governor Hutchinson has worked to improve education opportunities throughout the state as well as increasing access to health care for low-income families. Additionally, many local politicians have taken an active role in ensuring that Sulphur Springs receives its fair share of government services and resources from both the state and federal levels. Although Sulphur Springs does not hold any official elections, local residents are encouraged to stay informed about politics in the region so they can actively participate in their community's decision-making processes.
The political climate in Sulphur Springs CDP (Jefferson County), AR is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, AR is moderately liberal. In Jefferson County, AR 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 37.8%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sulphur Springs CDP (Jefferson County), AR is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
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.
Sulphur Springs CDP (Jefferson County), Arkansas: D D D D D D
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 Sulphur Springs CDP (Jefferson County), AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 287 contributions totaling $21,960 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 276 contributions totaling $129,567 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $469 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)