71832 leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 48% of adults in 71832 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71832, ~14% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71832 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71832 is the least Republican-leaning.
71832 runs about 9 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71832. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 50 points.
Why 71832 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 71832, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in 71832 hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 18%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 71832, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 71832 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 71832 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 44%, about 7 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 39% of households in 71832 rent, compared to around 18% in nearby zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in 71832 report food insecurity, above 94% 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.