71826 leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 42% of adults in 71826 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71826, ~12% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71826 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71826 leans more Republican than 2 of 3 neighbors.
71826 runs about 12 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71826. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 71826 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 71826, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in 71826 live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 71826 sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 97% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 71826 are family households, above 78% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 71826, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 71826 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 71826 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 45%, about 7 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in 71826 report food insecurity, above 93% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 65% of adults in 71826 have completed high school, in the bottom fraction 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.