Stone County, Arkansas has a long history of political involvement. The county is home to several different political parties and organizations that strive to represent the interests of residents. Stone County citizens have been active in local politics since the early 19th century, when members of the Democratic party held public office in the county. In recent years, the Republican Party has become increasingly popular in Stone County and candidates from both major parties have run for local offices. Local elections are generally contested by multiple candidates who each bring their own unique perspective on how best to serve Stone County citizens. Each election cycle brings a diverse array of perspectives as candidates campaign on issues such as education, infrastructure, economic development, and environmental protection. No matter which party or candidate ultimately prevails in any given election cycle, it is clear that Stone County residents take their civic duties seriously and strive to make sure their voices are heard in local politics.
The political climate in Stone County, AR is very conservative.
In Stone County, AR 19.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.7% to 19.9%.
Stone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stone 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.
Stone, 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 Stone County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 253 contributions totaling $12,967 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $13,227 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)