The small town of Waldo, AR is home to a population of just over 1,000 people. While the city may be small, it remains a politically active area. Local elections in Waldo are held regularly, with many candidates running for various positions. Community members come together to discuss policies and hold debates about the issues that matter most to them. Issues such as education, the economy, and healthcare are often at the forefront of these conversations. Additionally, local candidates have been known to take an active stance in engaging with the community in meaningful dialogue on important issues. The people of Waldo are passionate about making their voices heard and ensuring their political views are represented fairly and accurately.
The political climate in Waldo, AR is moderately conservative.
Columbia County, AR is strongly conservative. In Columbia County, AR 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 32.7%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waldo, AR is moderately conservative.
Columbia County, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Magnolia Metro Area is strongly 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.
Waldo, 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 Waldo, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $715 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,397 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)