Batesville, Arkansas is a small town located in the northeast corner of the state. It has a long history of being a conservative city, and local politics reflect this traditional viewpoint. There are currently two candidates vying for mayor: John Doe and Jane Doe. Both candidates have deep connections to the community, having been involved in local affairs for many years. John Doe is running on a platform of fiscal responsibility and investment in public services, while Jane Doe is focusing on creating more jobs and improving public safety. Both candidates are committed to ensuring that Batesville continues to be an inviting place to live and work.
The political climate in Batesville, AR is strongly conservative.
Independence County, AR is very conservative. In Independence County, AR 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Independence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 19.3%.
Independence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Batesville, AR is strongly conservative.
Independence County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Batesville 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.
Batesville, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Batesville, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,202 contributions totaling $110,997 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 789 contributions totaling $120,432 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)