Jacksonport, Arkansas is a small town located in the northeast corner of the state. As of 2020, Jacksonport has a population of around 8,000 people. Since the town is so small, there are not many political candidates to choose from. The local government consists of a mayor and four city council members that work together to ensure the town runs smoothly and effectively. The mayor and council members are chosen by the citizens through an election process every two years. Despite its small size, Jacksonport takes politics seriously and ensures all residents have their voices heard during elections. Through this democratic process, Jacksonport has managed to maintain a balanced political landscape that efficiently serves its citizens for many years.
The political climate in Jacksonport, AR is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, AR is very conservative. In Jackson County, AR 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.6% to 26.8%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jacksonport, AR is strongly conservative.
Jackson 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.
Jacksonport, Arkansas: D D 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 Jacksonport, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $13,349 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $11,157 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)