Roland, AR is a small town located in Pulaski County with a strong sense of community. It is a typical example of an American small town, with its close-knit families and neighborly values. When it comes to politics, Roland is home to many passionate citizens who strive to have their voices heard and make positive changes in the town. Voters in Roland are active participants in local elections, choosing between candidates from both major political parties that support issues important to the people of the town. These issues may include improving public services like police and fire departments, increasing access to education and healthcare, or creating jobs for residents. There has been an increased focus on environmental sustainability in recent years as well as initiatives aimed at helping low-income families thrive. The citizens of Roland show up to the polls each year with enthusiasm, eager to make their voices heard in deciding who will lead their community forward into the future.
The political climate in Roland, AR is leaning liberal.
Pulaski County, AR is moderately liberal. In Pulaski County, AR 60.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pulaski county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.0% to 37.5%.
Pulaski county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roland, AR is leaning liberal.
Pulaski County, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro Area is leaning 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.
Roland, Arkansas: d D D D D D
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 Roland, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 169 contributions totaling $9,922 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $25,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $404 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)