Heber Springs, Arkansas is a small city located in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. Despite its size, Heber Springs plays an important role in politics and elections for the region. The city is divided into three wards, each having its own mayor and five council members. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will serve as mayor and council members for the next term. Residents take part in local issues such as zoning laws, taxes, infrastructure improvements, and economic development initiatives. Political candidates from both major parties campaign to win the hearts of citizens through volunteering efforts and public forums. With transparency being a top priority for elected officials, voters have an increased sense of trust in their representatives. As such, Heber Springs has seen great success in local politics over recent years.
The political climate in Heber Springs, AR is strongly conservative.
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
Heber Springs, AR is strongly conservative.
Cleburne 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.
Heber Springs, 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 Heber Springs, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 486 contributions totaling $30,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 644 contributions totaling $106,384 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)