Johnson County, AR is a rural county with a population of just over 3,000 people. The county operates under the leadership of its Board of County Commissioners, who are elected by the citizens of Johnson County. These commissioners work together to make decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of their constituents. Currently, the board is composed of five members: Chairman David Haden, Vice Chairman Bill Greenlaw, and Commissioners Janet McElroy, Joe Miller, and Greg Collier. Each commissioner brings their own unique perspective and experience to the board. In addition to these elected officials, there are also local political candidates that come from different political parties throughout Johnson County who are running for office in upcoming elections in order to best serve their constituents. It is important for residents to educate themselves about all candidates in order to make informed decisions when it comes time to cast their ballot.
The political climate in Johnson County, AR is very conservative.
In Johnson County, AR 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 24.0%.
Johnson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Johnson 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.
Johnson, 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 Johnson County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 102 contributions totaling $6,961 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $16,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)