72458 is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 72458 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72458, ~8% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72458 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72458 leans more Republican than 8 of 11 neighbors.
72458 runs about 41 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why 72458 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 72458, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in 72458 hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 72458 is about 93%, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in 72458 are family households, above 94% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 72458, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 72458 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in 72458 have more than one occupant per room, above 89% 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.