Ulm, Arkansas is known for its small-town charm and vibrant local politics. The city has a Mayor-Council system of government, with the Mayor serving as the head of the Executive branch. The City Council consists of five members who are elected from various wards in Ulm. They serve staggered four-year terms and meet twice a month to make decisions on behalf of the citizens. Issues that have been discussed by the council in recent times include exploring additional economic development opportunities, maintaining quality infrastructure, improving public safety measures, and addressing housing shortages. As one of the oldest cities in Arkansas, Ulm is proud to have such strong political representation from both parties. Citizens are encouraged to become involved in their local politics by attending meetings or contacting their council members to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Ulm, AR is strongly conservative.
Prairie County, AR is very conservative. In Prairie County, AR 18.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prairie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.7%.
Prairie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ulm, AR is strongly conservative.
Prairie 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.
Ulm, 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 Ulm, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $22,573 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $426 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $55,390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $622 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)