Ashley County, AR is a small community with a population of just over 20,000 people. The local politics reflect the values of many of its long-time residents, with an emphasis on fiscal responsibility and preserving the county's rural character. In recent years, much of the focus has been on economic development initiatives that will bring jobs to the area and help to drive growth. Local political candidates have largely focused on these issues, with a particular emphasis on bringing more businesses into the community and making sure that people have access to quality education and health care services. Additionally, many candidates have also spoken about improving infrastructure and creating better transportation links between Ashley County and other parts of Arkansas.
The political climate in Ashley County, AR is very conservative.
In Ashley County, AR 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.0% to 26.8%.
Ashley county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ashley County, AR is very conservative.
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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.
Ashley, Arkansas: d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Ashley County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $9,020 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 274 contributions totaling $56,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)