65th Street West, Little Rock, AR Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in 65th Street West

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

65th Street West is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.

 

About 39% of adults in 65th Street West typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 65th Street West, ~31% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How 65th Street West compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, 65th Street West leans more Democratic than 5 of 13 neighbors.

65th Street West runs about 90 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while 65th Street West is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within 65th Street West. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+68) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+47), a spread of about 21 points.

Why 65th Street West leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 65th Street West, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

65th Street West votes against the grain of Arkansas. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while 65th Street West runs about 90 points more Democratic.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; 65th Street West, Little Rock, AR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in 65th Street West looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 65th Street West is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in 65th Street West report food insecurity, above 89% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in 65th Street West have completed high school, below 85% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Arkansas Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.

Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.

Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.