Columbia County, AR is a rural county in the southwestern region of Arkansas with a population of around 9,000 people. Politics in this area are generally conservative and have been dominated by local Republicans for several years. The county is currently represented by two state representatives, both of whom are Republican. At the county level, the politics in Columbia County are mainly focused on issues such as local infrastructure development and economic growth. The county has been actively working to attract new businesses and create jobs for its citizens. In addition, there is an emphasis on supporting local education initiatives as well as maintaining public safety. Local elections often focus on these types of issues rather than name recognition or party affiliation.
The political climate in 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
Columbia County, AR 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.
Columbia, 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 Columbia County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 155 contributions totaling $12,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 255 contributions totaling $74,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)