Prairie, AR County is a bustling rural community located in the heart of the Ozark Mountains. It is home to a wide variety of backgrounds and political views. The county has long been involved in local politics, with a majority of residents having their own views on how things should be run. Most local elections are fiercely contested, as citizens come together to support their favorite candidates. Every election, there is an influx of new voices joining the conversation, making it even more interesting and diverse. There are a number of local initiatives that have been implemented over the years to improve the quality of life for residents, from education initiatives to economic development programs. Prairie County is proud of its vibrant political landscape and continues to be an involved participant in state and national politics.
The political climate in Prairie County, AR is very conservative.
In Prairie County, AR 18.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prairie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.7%.
Prairie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prairie 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.
Prairie, 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 Prairie County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 176 contributions totaling $2,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $4,702 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)