71676 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 42% of adults in 71676 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71676, ~22% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71676 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71676 is the most Democratic-leaning.
71676 runs about 37 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while 71676 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71676. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+17) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+64), a spread of about 81 points.
Why 71676 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 71676, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 60% of residents in 71676 are Black or African American, about 48 points above the Arkansas average of 11%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in 71676 have never been married, above 85% of zip codes. 71676 runs against the grain of Arkansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 71676, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 71676 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 71676 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 26% of adults in 71676 report food insecurity, above 90% 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.