72470 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 41% of adults in 72470 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72470, ~10% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72470 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72470 is the least Republican-leaning.
72470 runs about 23 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why 72470 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 72470, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 72470, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 72470 are family households, above 78% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 72470, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 72470 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 72470 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in 72470 have more than one occupant per room, above 85% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in 72470 have completed high school, below 84% 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.