72082 leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 48% of adults in 72082 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72082, ~13% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72082 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72082 leans more Republican than 1 of 10 neighbors.
72082 runs about 15 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72082. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 72082 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 72082, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in 72082 hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in 72082 drive to work alone, above 87% of zip codes.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; 72082, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 72082 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 72082 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 39%, about 12 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 64% of households in 72082 rent, compared to around 24% in nearby zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in 72082 report food insecurity, above 97% 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.