72727 leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 62% of adults in 72727 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72727, ~18% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72727 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72727 leans more Republican than 4 of 8 neighbors.
72727 runs about 12 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72727. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 30 points.
Why 72727 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 72727, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in 72727 are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 72727, AR sits below the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 72727 looks the way it does
Turnout in 72727 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.