Augusta, AR is a small city located in the north-central part of Arkansas. With an estimated population of 1,847 people, Augusta is a tight-knit community that is deeply engaged in the political process. Local politics in Augustas are centered around issues such as education, infrastructure development and public safety. Residents are vocal and active in their demands for better access to resources and amenities. The City Council serves as the governing body of Augusta and members are elected by citizens every four years. At present, Mayor Robert Babbitt holds this position, supported by other councilors including Anthony Robinson, Mary Ann Brown, Jeff Ivey and Kim Jones among others. The Augusta City Council meets regularly to discuss the needs of the local community and to decide on important issues related to local government operations.
The political climate in Zip 72006 (Augusta, AR) is moderately conservative.
Woodruff County, AR is strongly conservative. In Woodruff County, AR 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodruff county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 34.6%.
Woodruff county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72006 (Augusta, AR) is moderately conservative.
Augusta, Arkansas is moderately conservative.
Woodruff County, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
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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.
Augusta, Arkansas: D D d d 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 72006 (Augusta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $23,544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $785 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)