Magness, AR is a small rural town located in the Arkansas Delta region. Although it is home to only 400 people, the politics in Magness are just as important as those of larger cities and towns. Local elections are held every two years for mayor, recorder/treasurer, and four town council members. The local political scene is quite active with many candidates running for office each year. All candidates are passionate about serving their community and making sure that the best interests of the citizens of Magness are represented. The town government works hard to ensure that all voices in Magness have a say in the decision-making process that impacts the future of this quaint little town.
The political climate in Magness, 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
Magness, 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.
Magness, 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 Magness, 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 272 contributions totaling $41,004 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)