Fulton County, Arkansas is a small rural county located in the northwest corner of the state. The politics of Fulton County are heavily influenced by its local culture and values, which are rooted in the traditions of the past. Fulton County is mostly conservative, with Republicans making up a large majority of registered voters and typically winning most elections. In recent years there has been an increase in Democratic support in some areas of the county due to changing demographics and increasing diversity. Local candidates for office often run on platforms emphasizing issues such as education, health care, economic opportunity, infrastructure, and environmental protection. Candidates also focus on improving quality of life for all residents by providing more job opportunities and creating better access to services such as libraries and recreational activities. Additionally, candidates work to preserve Fulton County’s rich cultural heritage while adapting to current needs and conditions.
The political climate in Fulton County, AR is very conservative.
In Fulton County, AR 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 20.2%.
Fulton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fulton 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.
Fulton, 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 Fulton County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 198 contributions totaling $17,922 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $5,883 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)