71860 leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 63% of adults in 71860 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71860, ~28% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71860 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71860 is the least Republican-leaning.
71860 runs about 20 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71860. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+49) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+45), a spread of about 94 points.
Why 71860 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 71860, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in 71860 hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 71860, AR sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 71860 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 71860 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 46%, about 6 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. 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.