Edmondson, AR is a small town in Arkansas with a population of approximately 2,000 people. The political landscape of Edmondson is fairly typical of small towns in the area. Local elections are held each year for mayor, city council and local school board positions. The candidates for mayor are usually chosen from within the city limits while city council and school board members may live outside the city limits. The current mayor of Edmondson is John Smith, who was elected in 2020 to a four-year term. He is a long-time resident of the town and has served on the City Council since 2013. He is supported by both Democrats and Republicans alike and is well-known for his commitment to public service. Additionally, there are four members on City Council who are elected at large each year to serve two year terms; two council members are currently from the Democratic Party while two are from the Republican Party. The local school board consists of five members who serve four-year terms; they represent both parties fairly equally as well. In general, citizens in Edmondson typically take part in local politics with enthusiasm and pride given that they have a vested interest in their hometown’s future.
The political climate in Edmondson, AR is leaning conservative.
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
Edmondson, AR is leaning conservative.
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.
Edmondson, 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 Edmondson, 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 62 contributions totaling $16,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)