Lonoke County, Arkansas is a thriving and vibrant community which is known for its strong sense of civic pride. Politics in the county are no exception, with a wide range of political candidates running for local office in every election cycle. The county is composed of several smaller towns and cities, each with their own unique governmental systems and processes. While most of the major parties are represented at the county level, there are also several independent candidates who bring diverse and creative ideas to the table. Voters in Lonoke County have a wide variety of options when it comes to selecting their local government representatives, making sure that all voices are heard. From school boards to city councils, residents have plenty of opportunities to express their political opinions through voting for the candidate or party that best fits their beliefs.
The political climate in Lonoke County, AR is very conservative.
In Lonoke County, AR 21.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lonoke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 21.8%.
Lonoke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lonoke County, AR is very conservative.
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lonoke, 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 Lonoke County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 480 contributions totaling $63,403 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 528 contributions totaling $107,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)