Chicot County, located in southeastern Arkansas, is a rural area characterized by low population and a tight-knit community. Although Chicot County does not have any major political figures or representatives, it is still an important part of the political landscape in Arkansas. The local government of Chicot County works hard to ensure that their citizens are well represented, both with state and national legislation. Issues like public safety, education, economic development, and the environment are all important in the county, and the people of Chicot are actively involved in pushing for positive change in their region. Local residents often attend town hall meetings to voice their opinions and to work towards improving conditions for everyone living within the county's boundaries. Along with advocating for change at the local level, many residents are also engaged in supporting state and national initiatives that address issues which impact their daily lives.
The political climate in Chicot County, AR is somewhat liberal.
In Chicot County, AR 55.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chicot county remained strongly Democratic, 55.1% to 42.7%.
Chicot county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chicot County, AR is somewhat liberal.
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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.
Chicot, Arkansas: D D D D D D
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 Chicot County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $3,715 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $29,374 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)