Benton County, Arkansas is home to a variety of politics. The county has two main political parties, the Republican and the Democratic party. Local elections are held every two years in order to elect representatives from each party for various positions including county judge, sheriff, and other local offices. In addition to these official posts, Benton County also allows citizens to run for elected positions in special interest organizations such as school boards and fire departments. Each election cycle brings an array of energetic candidates who strive to make their voices heard by local citizens. Political issues range from economic development and public safety initiatives to education funding reforms and community health initiatives. Regardless of the specific agenda each candidate may bring forth, citizens of Benton County can be sure that they will have a strong representation in their government when it comes time to cast their vote.
The political climate in Benton County, AR is strongly conservative.
In Benton County, AR 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Benton County, AR is strongly conservative.
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metro Area is moderately 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.
Benton, 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 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 Benton County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,252 contributions totaling $1,903,672 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,365 contributions totaling $1,954,314 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $581 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)