72175 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 32% of adults in 72175 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72175, ~17% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72175 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72175 is the most Democratic-leaning.
72175 runs about 38 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while 72175 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72175. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 72175 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 72175, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 79% of residents in 72175 are Black or African American, about 67 points above the Arkansas average of 11%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in 72175 have never been married, above 78% of zip codes. 72175 runs against the grain of Arkansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 72175, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 72175 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 72175 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 41%, about 11 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in 72175 rent, above 81% of zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in 72175 report food insecurity, above 95% 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.