Highland, AR is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It has a rich history as one of the earliest towns to be settled in Arkansas, with its roots dating back to 1824. The city has seen rapid growth over the years, and is now home to an active and vibrant community. With regards to politics, Highland, AR is largely conservative and Republican-leaning in nature. Local elections are generally dominated by local conservative candidates as most citizens tend to align themselves with the Republican Party's ideals. There is also a very active civic engagement within the community which frequently leads to interesting conversations on political issues taking place both online and in person.
The political climate in Highland, AR is strongly 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
Highland, AR is strongly conservative.
Sharp County, Arkansas 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.
Highland, 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 Highland, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 240 contributions totaling $19,547 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $14,204 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)