The politics in the Arkadelphia, AR Metro Area are quite active. While the area does not have any local political candidates running in current elections, there is still plenty of debate and discussion about political issues that affect the region. The population of the metro area is around 11,000 people and the citizens are engaged in their local government and ensuring that their voices are heard. From regular city council meetings to state legislative debates, residents take an active part in making sure their opinions are known and taken into consideration when decisions are made. By staying informed on political topics both locally and nationally, residents of Arkadelphia can ensure that they have a say in the future of their community.
The political climate in Arkadelphia Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Arkadelphia Metro Area 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Arkadelphia metro area remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 41.0%.
The Arkadelphia metro area voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arkadelphia Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Arkadelphia, Arkansas: D d 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Arkadelphia Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 544 contributions totaling $171,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 346 contributions totaling $74,817 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)