71957 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 63% of adults in 71957 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71957, ~12% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71957 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71957 is the least Republican-leaning.
71957 runs about 31 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why 71957 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 71957, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in 71957 drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 71957 fits that profile on both counts.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; 71957, AR sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 71957 looks the way it does
Turnout in 71957 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.