72531 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 65% of adults in 72531 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72531, ~13% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72531 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72531 leans more Republican than 4 of 13 neighbors.
72531 runs about 30 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72531. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 72531 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 72531, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 72531 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 19 points above the Arkansas average of 77%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 72531, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 72531 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in 72531 own their home, about 14 points above the Arkansas average of 78%. 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.