72341 leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 11% of adults in 72341 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72341, ~4% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~89% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72341 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72341 leans more Republican than 5 of 10 neighbors.
72341 runs about 11 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Why 72341 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 72341, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 2% of adults in 72341 hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 72341 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 92% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 72341 are family households, above 81% of zip codes.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as 72341, AR does.
Why turnout in 72341 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 72341 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 40%, about 12 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in 72341 report food insecurity, above 95% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in 72341 have completed high school, below 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.