Williford, Arkansas is a small town located in Sharp County with a population of around 400 people. As with most small towns, local politics are important to the residents. The town is served by the Williford City Council which consists of five elected members who serve two-year terms. The council is responsible for setting policy and passing ordinances that affect the citizens of Williford. They are also responsible for selecting a mayor to lead the city government. Local elections are held every two years on the first Tuesday in November and all registered voters in Williford are eligible to cast their ballots. Issues such as economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements are usually at the top of the agenda during these elections. It is important for citizens in Williford to stay informed about what is happening in their local government and participate in local elections so their voices can be heard.
The political climate in Zip 72482 (Williford, AR) is very conservative.
Sharp County, AR is very conservative. In Sharp County, AR 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sharp county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 18.5%.
Sharp county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72482 (Williford, AR) is very conservative.
Williford, Arkansas is very conservative.
Sharp County, Arkansas is very 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.
Williford, 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 72482 (Williford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)