Arkansas, AR County is a vibrant and diverse community with a rich political history. The county has long been a stronghold for progressive values and progressive voices. This has made it an attractive destination for both local and national politicians to come and campaign. In recent years, the county has seen its share of political ups and downs, but the residents remain proud of their commitment to strong, fair, and ethical representation. The current political landscape in Arkansas includes a diverse mix of Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Independents, as well as more progressive voices from the Green Party. Regardless of current politics though, Arkansas is committed to ensuring that all citizens have their voices heard through the democratic process. With candidates running on both sides of the aisle in 2020, it is certain that Arkansas will continue to be an important battleground state in this election year.
The political climate in Arkansas County, AR is very conservative.
In Arkansas County, AR 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arkansas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 28.9%.
Arkansas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arkansas 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.
Arkansas, 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 Arkansas County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $27,248 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $407 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $68,143 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $501 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)