Hamburg, AR is a small town in Ashley County located in the southeastern region of the state. With a population of around 2,000 people, it is a rural community with a rich history and strong sense of community. Politically, the town is mostly conservative and many local political candidates focus on issues such as job creation, infrastructure improvement and education reform. The city council also works to create an atmosphere that encourages small businesses and entrepreneurs to start up in Hamburg. It is important for local representatives to keep in mind the needs of their constituents when making decisions related to taxes and public services. Furthermore, it is essential that all citizens participate in democracy by voting regularly in order local leaders hear their voices louder than those from outside of the area.
The political climate in Zip 71646 (Hamburg, AR) is very conservative.
Ashley County, AR is very conservative. In Ashley County, AR 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.0% to 26.8%.
Ashley county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71646 (Hamburg, AR) is very conservative.
Hamburg, Arkansas is very conservative.
Ashley County, Arkansas is very 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.
Hamburg, 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 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 71646 (Hamburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $2,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $9,961 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)