Greene County, Arkansas has a long history of engaging in the political process. Local residents come together to elect a selection of county officials including a county judge, treasurer, assessor, sheriff, and collector. These elected officials are responsible for the management of many aspects of life in Greene County such as constructing roads and managing funds for various projects within the county. During election season, candidates hold debates on current and future issues facing Greene County and its citizens. These debates often bring forth solutions from each candidate that are unique to particular parts of the county or to larger issues that may affect all parts of the county. The people in Greene County take an active role in choosing their representatives by organizing rallies and engaging with their elected officials throughout their terms in office.
The political climate in Greene County, AR is very conservative.
In Greene County, AR 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 19.0%.
Greene county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greene County, AR is very conservative.
Paragould Metro Area is very 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.
Greene, Arkansas: d 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 Greene County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 568 contributions totaling $24,502 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 310 contributions totaling $94,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)