The politics in Damascus, AR are largely shaped by the city's small population of just over 600 people. Local elections are held each year to elect a mayor and at-large aldermen, who serve on the city council for two-year terms. Elections are typically low key with many candidates running uncontested. The local government focuses on providing basic services such as water, sanitation and public safety while also striving to foster economic development in the area. In recent years, there have been efforts to diversify the economy by increasing tourism and developing infrastructure to support businesses. Additionally, initiatives such as downtown revitalization plans have been enacted to create a vibrant local culture. Overall, Damascus is a friendly community that values its strong sense of history and seeks to promote growth while maintaining its small-town charm.
The political climate in Damascus, AR is very conservative.
Van Buren County, AR is very conservative. In Van Buren County, AR 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Buren county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 20.4%.
Van Buren county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Damascus, AR is very conservative.
Van Buren County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro Area is leaning 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.
Damascus, 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 Damascus, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $4,636 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)