Thornton, Arkansas is a small town with a population of around 386 people according to the 2010 census. It is located in Calhoun County and has been part of the state since 1841. Despite its size, Thornton has an active political life, with several local organizations working to advance their interests. The Thornton Civic League works to keep the community informed about politics and current events. The Calhoun County Republican Party offers support to their candidates and engages in local legislative advocacy on behalf of residents. Local groups like the Archery Club and Boys & Girls Club also work together to make sure that all voices are heard when it comes to decisions that affect the town's future. Residents can also choose to participate in county-wide elections or register as Independents if they prefer not to affiliate with any particular party. This helps ensure that everyone's opinions are included in the political process and that all voices are heard when it comes time for decision-making.
The political climate in Thornton, AR is strongly conservative.
Calhoun County, AR is very conservative. In Calhoun County, AR 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.0% to 22.0%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thornton, AR is strongly conservative.
Calhoun County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Camden Metro Area is moderately 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.
Thornton, 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 Thornton, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)