Emerson, AR is a small town located in Miller County with a population of just 697. The local politics are heavily influenced by the citizens of the area, who have consistently voted for candidates that emphasize pro-growth economic policies and support for the local businesses. This has resulted in a strong economy and job growth throughout the region. Local politicians focus on issues such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, and public safety to ensure that Emerson remains a safe and prosperous community. Many candidates also strive to create an environment that encourages entrepreneurship and small business ownership. The people of Emerson place high value on maintaining their rural lifestyle while also embracing change and progress when it comes to their local politics.
The political climate in Zip 71740 (Emerson, AR) is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, AR is strongly conservative. In Columbia County, AR 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, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 32.7%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71740 (Emerson, AR) is strongly conservative.
Emerson, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
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.
Emerson, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 71740 (Emerson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $785 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)