Arkadelphia, AR is a small town in Clark County with a population of approximately 11,000 people. Although it may not be the most populous city in the state, it still plays an important role in local politics. Several key members of government represent the citizens and businesses of 71998 Arkadelphia, AR. These representatives include State Representative DeAnn Vaught, Senator Alan Clark, and Representative Shane Jett from the Arkansas House of Representatives. They work diligently to ensure that their constituents are heard on important topics such as education reform, health care coverage for all citizens, and economic growth for the state. Additionally, local elections take place every couple of years to decide who will hold office in various positions within Clark County. All eligible citizens are encouraged to participate in these elections by voting for their preferred candidates to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to deciding who should represent them in their local government.
The political climate in Zip 71998 (Arkadelphia, AR) is leaning conservative.
Clark County, AR is somewhat conservative. In Clark County, AR 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, Clark county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 41.0%.
Clark county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71998 (Arkadelphia, AR) is leaning conservative.
Arkadelphia, Arkansas is leaning conservative.
Clark County, Arkansas is somewhat conservative.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 71998 (Arkadelphia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)