Independence County is located in the state of Arkansas and is a rural area made up of small towns and agricultural areas. Political representation on the local level is provided by the county judge, sheriff, treasurer, assessor, circuit clerk, coroner, justices of the peace and constables. All of these positions are filled through elections held every two years at the county level. The political landscape in Independence County leans heavily towards Republican candidates due to its rural nature and demographics. In recent years, there has been a strong focus on fiscal responsibility from local representatives as well as an emphasis on protecting the rights of citizens who are members of the Second Amendment. Overall, Independence County has seen steady growth in population since 2000 with a focus on ensuring that economic development continues to be a priority while also keeping taxes low for its residents.
The political climate in Independence County, AR is very conservative.
In Independence County, AR 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Independence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 19.3%.
Independence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Independence County, AR is very conservative.
Batesville 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.
Independence, 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 Independence County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 740 contributions totaling $38,011 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 335 contributions totaling $47,894 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)