The Magnolia, AR Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse community that is governed by a local municipal government. Political issues within the area are discussed and decided upon at City Council meetings held several times per year. Important topics addressed by the City Council include funding for infrastructure projects, economic development initiatives, public safety services, as well as other matters related to the well-being of the community. Local elections are held every two years in order to select members of City Council who will represent their respective districts in determining how resources and services should be allocated throughout the city. Residents of the Magnolia, AR Metro Area have an important role in shaping their city's future through their involvement in local politics.
The political climate in Magnolia Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Magnolia Metro Area 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Magnolia metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 32.7%.
The Magnolia metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Magnolia Metro Area is strongly 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.
Magnolia, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Magnolia Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 155 contributions totaling $12,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 255 contributions totaling $74,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)