Lafayette County, Arkansas is located in the southwestern corner of the state and is home to a diverse mix of people with a variety of backgrounds. The county seat of Stamps houses the County Courthouse and other government buildings and is home to much political activity. Local politics in Lafayette County are heavily influenced by local issues such as economic development, education, public safety, and healthcare. Business leaders, teachers, and community activists from all corners of the county come together to discuss these issues at Town Hall meetings and on special committees. Members of the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors represent the interests of their constituents when deciding on matters that affect the county. Local elections are also held each year to determine who will serve as mayor, sheriff, assessor, collector, clerk-recorder and other important offices. Residents can become active in their local government by attending or speaking at meetings or voting in local elections.
The political climate in Lafayette County, AR is very conservative.
In Lafayette County, AR 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 31.3%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lafayette 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.
Lafayette, 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 Lafayette County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $487 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $11,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)