Salem, Arkansas is a small town in the Ozark Mountains. It is home to just over 2,000 people and has a rich history dating back to its founding in 1831. The local politics of Salem are focused on providing services that support the growing community and its needs. Local campaigns are often organized around prioritizing public safety, improving infrastructure, and expanding educational opportunities. Salem's mayor, Todd Miller, has been in office since 2001 and works closely with the city council to develop policies that benefit residents. Other local political candidates focus on issues such as economic development, environmental preservation, and maintaining strong ties with state government. In addition to advocating for issues important to citizens, Salem's political leaders work hard to ensure the town remains a vibrant place to live and work while keeping taxes low.
The political climate in Salem, AR is strongly conservative.
Fulton County, AR is very conservative. In Fulton County, AR 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 20.2%.
Fulton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salem, AR is strongly conservative.
Fulton 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.
Salem, 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 Salem, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $12,321 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,362 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)