Arp, TX is a small town located in East Texas. Although it is a small community, Arp has an active and engaged political presence. Local politics often focus on issues such as public safety, education, economic development, and infrastructure. Residents of Arp take part in local elections to make sure that their voices are heard and their concerns are addressed by local leaders. There are several qualified candidates running for office in Arp who have the potential to make meaningful changes that will benefit the residents of this community. With voter participation, the citizens of Arp can ensure that they remain involved in the decision-making process and continue to influence the future of their hometown.
The political climate in Arp, TX is strongly conservative.
Smith County, TX is very conservative. In Smith County, TX 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.5%.
Smith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arp, TX is strongly conservative.
Smith County, Texas is very conservative.
Tyler Metro Area is very conservative.
Texas is leaning 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.
Arp, Texas: 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 Arp, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $1,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $9,769 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)