71742 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 68% of adults in 71742 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71742, ~30% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71742 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71742 is the least Republican-leaning.
71742 runs about 20 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71742. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+37) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+67), a spread of about 104 points.
Why 71742 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 71742, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in 71742 drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 71742 sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 94% of zip codes).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 71742, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 71742 looks the way it does
Turnout in 71742 sits close to the national pattern. 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.