The Harrison, AR Metro Area is known for its diverse political landscape. While the area has no specific local political candidates, it does have a wide range of civic voice and engagement from many different communities and groups. The politics in the area is characterized by a strong emphasis on grassroots initiatives and grassroots movements that focus on youth participation, economic justice, environmental protection, public safety, and other important issues. Many people in the area are actively working to create positive change while also engaging with local government to ensure their voices are heard. Additionally, various advocacy organizations are active in the community to provide resources and support to those looking for solutions to improve their lives. Ultimately, politics in Harrison demonstrates a commitment to making meaningful progress on important issues.
The political climate in Harrison Metro Area is very conservative.
In Harrison Metro Area 17.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Harrison metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 17.9%.
The Harrison metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harrison Metro Area is very 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.
Harrison, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Harrison Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,167 contributions totaling $53,812 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 531 contributions totaling $93,711 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)