Little River County is located in the south-western corner of Arkansas and is home to a variety of people from different backgrounds. The county has been historically known as a Democratic stronghold, with Democrats winning most local elections. However, in recent years, Republican candidates have become increasingly competitive in some areas of the county. Local politics in Little River County are very important to many residents and there is much debate each election cycle about the best candidates for office and the issues that matter most to the community. There are several local political organizations both Democratic and Republican that are active in engaging citizens on these topics and helping them get involved in their local government.
The political climate in Little River County, AR is very conservative.
In Little River County, AR 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Little River county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 23.7%.
Little River county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Little River County, AR is very conservative.
Texarkana 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.
Little River, Arkansas: D d 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 Little River County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $7,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $12,570 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)