Marion, AR is a small town with a population of just over 5,000 people. It is located in Crittenden County and is part of the larger Memphis Metropolitan Area. The local government officials are elected from the citizens of the city. Some of the more prominent political offices up for election include Mayor, City Council Members, and Constitutional Officers such as Sheriff, Treasurer and Coroner. Residents of Marion can vote for their preferred candidates in these positions during regular elections throughout the year to shape the direction of their city's future. Local initiatives such as taxes, budgeting and infrastructure projects are decided by these elected officials. Participation by citizens in local politics helps to ensure that Marion remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Marion, AR is leaning liberal.
Crittenden County, AR is leaning liberal. In Crittenden County, AR 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crittenden county remained moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 44.8%.
Crittenden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion, AR is leaning liberal.
Crittenden County, Arkansas is leaning liberal.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Marion, 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 Marion, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 337 contributions totaling $27,242 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 509 contributions totaling $141,582 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)