Lee County, Arkansas is a rural area with a population of around 7,000 people. Even though it is considered to be a small area politically, there are still various issues that concern the citizens. Local political candidates in Lee County work hard to ensure that their constituents' voices are heard through initiatives such as school funding, public safety and infrastructure improvements. The county government also collaborates with local businesses and organizations to help create job opportunities for the residents. Through these efforts, countless improvements have been made in Lee County over the years and it continues to be an important location for both business and leisure activity in the region.
The political climate in Lee County, AR is leaning liberal.
In Lee County, AR 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained Democratic, 50.0% to 45.2%.
Lee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lee County, AR is leaning 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.
Lee, 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 Lee County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $4,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $636 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $50,088 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $527 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)