71858 is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 46% of adults in 71858 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71858, ~11% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71858 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71858 leans more Republican than 2 of 4 neighbors.
71858 runs about 22 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71858. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 64 points.
Why 71858 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 71858, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in 71858 hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 71858 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 71858 are family households, above 77% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 71858, 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 71858 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 71858 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 24% of adults in 71858 report food insecurity, above 88% 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.