72443 is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 72443 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72443, ~10% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72443 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72443 leans more Republican than 4 of 8 neighbors.
72443 runs about 36 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72443. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 72443 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 72443, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in 72443 drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 72443, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 72443 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in 72443 have more than one occupant per room, above 85% of zip codes. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 72443 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in 72443 have completed high school, below 76% 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.