Prescott, Arkansas is located in Nevada County and is the county seat. It has a rich history of local politics with a strong focus on the well-being of its citizens. The city is run by a mayor and board of trustees who manage the day-to-day operations of the city. Prescott also has an active Chamber of Commerce that works to ensure economic growth and vitality for businesses in town. Additionally, Prescott holds regular elections for local government positions such as city council members, school board members, law enforcement officers, and other elected officials. Through these elections, Prescott residents have the opportunity to shape their local government by electing those they feel will best represent their interests. The city also works hard to maintain open communication with its citizens to ensure that any concerns or suggestions are heard and addressed quickly. Prescott is proud to be an active part of its community through local politics and looks forward to continuing this tradition in the future.
The political climate in Prescott, AR is somewhat conservative.
Nevada County, AR is very conservative. In Nevada County, AR 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nevada county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 32.0%.
Nevada county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prescott, AR is somewhat conservative.
Nevada County, Arkansas 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.
Prescott, Arkansas: d 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 Prescott, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $9,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)