72526 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 72526 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72526, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72526 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72526 leans more Republican than 3 of 10 neighbors.
72526 runs about 34 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why 72526 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 72526, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in 72526 are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 72526 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of zip codes).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 72526, AR sits in the bottom tenth 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 72526 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in 72526 have more than one occupant per room, above 87% 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.