72670 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 68% of adults in 72670 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72670, ~14% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72670 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72670 leans more Republican than 2 of 5 neighbors.
72670 runs about 29 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72670. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 72670 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 72670, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in 72670 live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 72670 sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 80% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 72670 are family households, above 83% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 72670, 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 72670 looks the way it does
Turnout in 72670 sits close to the national pattern. 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.