Cleburne County, AR is a rural area located in northern Arkansas. The county is governed by a three-member Board of County Commissioners, who are elected to serve four-year terms. The primary functions of the Board include setting tax rates, budgeting for county operations and services, considering policy issues, and acting on matters related to public safety. Other important positions in county government include the Sheriff, Treasurer, Assessor, Collector, Probate Judge and County Clerk. Each position serves a four-year term which is voted upon by citizens of Cleburne County during each election cycle. There are also numerous local political organizations such as chambers of commerce and civic clubs which play an important role in discussing various local issues and initiatives that impact the community. Overall, the politics in Cleburne County are largely driven by its citizens and their commitment to making sure its government officials act responsibly to ensure the health and prosperity of all residents.
The political climate in Cleburne County, AR is very conservative.
In Cleburne County, AR 15.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cleburne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.5% to 15.7%.
Cleburne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cleburne County, AR is very conservative.
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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.
Cleburne, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Cleburne County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 363 contributions totaling $20,220 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 451 contributions totaling $78,318 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)