71602 leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 56% of adults in 71602 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71602, ~21% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71602 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71602 leans more Republican than 3 of 6 neighbors.
71602 runs about 7 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71602. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+65) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+60), a spread of about 125 points.
Why 71602 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 71602, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in 71602 drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Developed land, local retail density, and voter turnout
Places that combine a heavily developed built environment and sparse local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 71602, AR does.
Why turnout in 71602 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 41% of households in 71602 rent, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 71602 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in 71602 report food insecurity, above 86% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.