72761 leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 51% of adults in 72761 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72761, ~16% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72761 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72761 is the least Republican-leaning.
72761 runs about 7 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72761. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 38 points.
Why 72761 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 72761, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 74% of households in 72761 are family households, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 72761, AR does.
Why turnout in 72761 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 72761 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in 72761 have more than one occupant per room, above 82% of zip codes. 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.