Fouke, AR is a small city located in Miller County, Arkansas. It has a population of approximately 693 people according to the 2010 U.S. census and has been an important part of both the local and state economy since it was first founded in 1878. Politically, Fouke tends to lean conservatively and usually votes Republican candidates in most elections. The mayor of Fouke is currently Gerald Wright who was recently re-elected for his third consecutive term in 2020. Fouke also has a city council that consists of five members elected by the citizens of the town every two years. The city council鈥檚 main duty is to pass ordinances or laws that affect all members living in Fouke. They also have input on policy decisions related to public safety, infrastructure improvements, and other important matters concerning the citizens of Fouke.
The political climate in Fouke, AR is strongly conservative.
Miller County, AR is very conservative. In Miller County, AR 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miller county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 25.7%.
Miller county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fouke, AR is strongly conservative.
Miller County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Texarkana 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.
Fouke, 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 Fouke, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $5,422 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $5,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)