72021 leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 59% of adults in 72021 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72021, ~24% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72021 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72021 leans more Republican than 1 of 8 neighbors.
72021 runs about 10 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72021. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+61), a spread of about 72 points.
Why 72021 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 72021, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in 72021 drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 72021 sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 87% of zip codes).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; 72021, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 72021 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 72021 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 43% of households in 72021 rent, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in 72021 report food insecurity, above 93% 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.