Pope County, Arkansas is home to a small yet vibrant political community. It is an area with a strong commitment to democratic principles and the rule of law. The county has a number of local political organizations that are active in the community, such as the Pope County Republican Party and the Pope County Democratic Party. Locally elected officials are responsible for representing constituents in their respective districts and providing valuable services to their constituents. On the state level, Arkansas has two US senators and four representatives who have district offices throughout Pope County. Furthermore, each year numerous local elections take place for positions such as mayor, school board members, county judges, city council members and more. Local leaders work hard to make sure that laws are enforced fairly and equitably, while at the same time providing sound fiscal policies for economic growth and development in the county.
The political climate in Pope County, AR is very conservative.
In Pope County, AR 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pope county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 23.6%.
Pope county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pope County, AR is very conservative.
Russellville 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.
Pope, 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 Pope County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 733 contributions totaling $55,844 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 731 contributions totaling $184,754 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)