Woodruff County, AR is located in the northeastern corner of the state and is comprised of several small towns. The county government consists of a board of five commissioners responsible for allocating funds for public projects and programs. The Commissioners have the authority to tax local citizens, but they do not have the power to impose any laws or regulations. Local politics center around important issues such as economic growth and development, education, public safety and quality of life. In order to ensure that local citizens feel empowered in their decision-making, Woodruff County holds regular elections so that residents can choose their representatives for the Board of Commissioners. As a result, local politicians are accessible to their constituents on topics ranging from economic development to public safety concerns. Additionally, community organizations play an important role in advocating for change through grassroots campaigns, seminars and public forums. Engaging with local officials helps ensure that Woodruff County remains at the forefront of progress and excellence in Arkansas’s politics.
The political climate in Woodruff County, AR is strongly conservative.
In Woodruff County, AR 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodruff county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 34.6%.
Woodruff county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Woodruff County, AR is strongly 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.
Woodruff, Arkansas: D D d d 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 Woodruff County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $34,319 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $624 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $13,015 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $465 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)