72358 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 38% of adults in 72358 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72358, ~20% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72358 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72358 leans more Democratic than 6 of 8 neighbors.
72358 runs about 36 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while 72358 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72358. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+39) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+64), a spread of about 103 points.
Why 72358 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 72358, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in 72358 have never been married, well above similar-sized zip codes (around 30%). 72358 runs against the grain of Arkansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 72358, 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 72358 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 72358 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%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in 72358 report food insecurity, above 94% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in 72358 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.