72058 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 72% of adults in 72058 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72058, ~13% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72058 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72058 leans more Republican than 11 of 12 neighbors.
72058 runs about 34 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72058. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 72058 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 72058, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 72058 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in 72058 are family households, above 92% of zip codes.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; 72058, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 72058 looks the way it does
Turnout in 72058 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.