Watson, AR is a small city located in the northern part of the state. The local government is dedicated to providing quality services to its citizens and maintains a strong commitment to providing effective governance throughout the community. The city council consists of five members elected by the people who serve four-year terms, ensuring that decisions are made with local interests in mind. In addition, Watson is served by a mayor who also serves as the town's chief executive officer and is elected for a two-year term. Local politics in Watson focus on improving quality of life for residents through addressing issues such as public safety and infrastructure improvements while maintaining fiscal responsibility. With the help of their representatives, citizens can be assured that their voices are heard in their local government.
The political climate in Watson, AR is leaning conservative.
Desha County, AR is leaning liberal. In Desha County, AR 48.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Desha county remained narrowly Democratic, 48.4% to 46.1%.
Desha county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Watson, AR is leaning conservative.
Desha County, Arkansas is leaning 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.
Watson, 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 Watson, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $1,550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $750 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)