72685 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 72685 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72685, ~9% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72685 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72685 leans more Republican than 6 of 11 neighbors.
72685 runs about 36 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why 72685 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 72685, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 72685, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 72685 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 90% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 72685 are family households, above 82% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 72685, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 72685 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 79% of adults in 72685 have completed high school, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 90%. 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.