71711 is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 48% of adults in 71711 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71711, ~10% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71711 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71711 leans more Republican than 2 of 3 neighbors.
71711 runs about 28 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why 71711 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 71711, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in 71711 hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 71711 are family households, above 90% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 71711, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 71711 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in 71711 have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. 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.