The small town of Cushman, AR is an ideal spot for those who enjoy a peaceful, rural lifestyle. The town is tucked away in the rolling hills of northeast Arkansas, with a population of just over 500 people. Although small in size, Cushman boasts an active community and engaged local government. Local politics in Cushman involve elected officials from the mayor to city council members and county magistrates. Each official serves their constituents by working together to help create a better quality of life and maintain safety within the town limits. They do this by helping to fund programs that benefit residents, providing support for local business owners, creating jobs within the community, and ensuring that the needs of all citizens are being met. Involvement in local politics is seen as an important part of contributing to the success and growth of Cushman.
The political climate in Cushman, AR is very conservative.
Independence County, AR is very conservative. In Independence County, AR 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Independence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 19.3%.
Independence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cushman, AR is very conservative.
Independence County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Batesville Metro Area 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.
Cushman, 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 Cushman, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 734 contributions totaling $36,999 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 263 contributions totaling $40,144 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)