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By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief

Good morning, Advocate readers! Northwest Arkansas has been a stronghold of Republican support in the state for years, but Democrats are hoping to make gains there. Today we look at the races in Washington County that are key to that effort. For more Arkansas government and politics news, visit the Advocate site here.

Erick Soto (right) walks with a volunteer to put out signs in eastern Springdale, Arkansas on Sept. 19, 2026. (Photo by Phillip Powell/Arkansas Advocate).

Erick Soto (right) walks with a volunteer to put out signs in eastern Springdale, Arkansas on Sept. 19, 2026. (Photo by Phillip Powell/Arkansas Advocate).

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Arkansas Democrats look to make election gains in fast-changing Washington County

By Phillip Powell

Once the bastion of Republican support when Arkansas was a blue state, Washington County is key to Arkansas Democrats’ efforts in November.

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Burkhart Ridge in Howell Township, Mich., is the kind of manufactured home community that some experts say can be expanded with a new federal law that allows such homes to be built without a chassis. Some 30 states may need to update their laws, though, and mobile home park operators say the industry still faces major zoning and financial speed bumps. (Photo by Jon King/Michigan Advance)

Burkhart Ridge in Howell Township, Mich., is the kind of manufactured home community that some experts say can be expanded with a new federal law that allows such homes to be built without a chassis. Some 30 states may need to update their laws, though, and mobile home park operators say the industry still faces major zoning and financial speed bumps. (Photo by Jon King/Michigan Advance)

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Cheaper manufactured homes could be having a moment, if only states can catch up

By Stateline

For decades, manufactured home builders have been working to shed the old image of boxy trailer homes reserved for the outskirts of cities and suburbia. Now, a small change in federal regulations could open the door for architecture welcomed in more neighborhoods.

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Voters cast their ballots on the first day of early voting at the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library in Little Rock, Arkansas on Monday. In Arkansas and five other states, voters are considering ballot measures that would make it clear that only U.S. citizens may vote. (Photo by Ainsley Platt/Arkansas Advocate)

Voters cast their ballots on the first day of early voting at the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library in Little Rock, Arkansas on Monday. In Arkansas and five other states, voters are considering ballot measures that would make it clear that only U.S. citizens may vote. (Photo by Ainsley Platt/Arkansas Advocate)

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

In 6 states, ballots include bans on noncitizen voting

By Stateline

Arkansas is among the states with proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot that would explicitly bar noncitizens from voting.

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