Magnolia, AR is a small town with a strong sense of community. The town is led by a Mayor and City Council who are committed to providing the best possible services to all members of the community. The local political scene is largely driven by citizens who come together to support candidates they feel will represent their interests in the most effective way. This has resulted in a highly engaged citizenry that takes an active role in shaping the future of Magnolia. The candidates running for office often have deep roots in the area and understand the needs and desires of local residents. Every election cycle brings competitive races, as passionate residents strive to ensure their voices are heard at the local level.
The political climate in Magnolia, AR is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, AR is strongly conservative. In Columbia County, AR 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 32.7%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Magnolia, AR is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Magnolia Metro Area is strongly 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.
Magnolia, 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 Magnolia, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 250 contributions totaling $21,980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 428 contributions totaling $136,272 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)