Whelen Springs, AR is a small town located in the southern part of Arkansas. It is known for its agricultural economy and its rural charm. While Whelen Springs does not have a large population, it still has an active role in local politics. The citizens of Whelen Springs are involved and engaged when it comes to their local government. Residents have a direct impact on local policy decisions by attending city council meetings or voting in local elections. Generally speaking, the people of Whelen Springs are passionate about their community and strive to make it an even better place to live for everyone.
The political climate in Whelen Springs, AR is moderately conservative.
Clark County, AR is somewhat conservative. In Clark County, AR 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 41.0%.
Clark county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whelen Springs, AR is moderately conservative.
Clark County, Arkansas is somewhat conservative.
Arkadelphia Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Whelen Springs, Arkansas: D d 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 Whelen Springs, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $2,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $569 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $34,938 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)