Hampton, AR is a small town with a population of just over 2,000 people. Situated in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, it serves as an important economic hub for the surrounding area. Politically, Hampton has been traditionally conservative and has voted Republican in recent elections. At the state level, Arkansas’s legislature is controlled by Republicans, who hold majorities in both chambers. At the local government level, Hampton City Council is composed of five members elected from the community. The mayor also serves a four year term and is responsible for overseeing all city operations. Hampton residents are generally satisfied with their local government’s performance and work to ensure that their community remains well governed and prosperous.
The political climate in Zip 71744 (Hampton, AR) is very conservative.
Calhoun County, AR is very conservative. In Calhoun County, AR 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.0% to 22.0%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71744 (Hampton, AR) is very conservative.
Hampton, Arkansas is very conservative.
Calhoun County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Camden Metro Area is moderately 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.
Hampton, 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 zip 71744 (Hampton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $10,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,278 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $3,896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)