72640 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 56% of adults in 72640 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72640, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72640 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72640 leans more Republican than 5 of 8 neighbors.
72640 runs about 39 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72640. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 72640 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 72640, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 72640, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 72640 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 91% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 72640 are family households, above 84% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 72640, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 72640 looks the way it does
Turnout in 72640 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.