72168 leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 21% of adults in 72168 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72168, ~9% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~79% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72168 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72168 leans more Republican than 3 of 7 neighbors.
72168 runs about 15 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72168. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+18), a spread of about 30 points.
Why 72168 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 72168, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in 72168 live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 72168 sits in the bottom quarter (about 6%, below 98% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 94% of households in 72168 are family households, in the top fraction of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 72168, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 72168 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 72168 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 37%, about 14 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 46% of households in 72168 rent, compared to around 25% in nearby zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in 72168 have completed high school, below 87% 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.