72762 leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 72762 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72762, ~23% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72762 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72762 leans more Republican than 7 of 12 neighbors.
72762 runs about 12 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72762. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 34 points.
Why 72762 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 72762, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
72762 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 64%, far above the Arkansas average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 72762 are family households, above 81% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 72762, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 72762 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 72762 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 6% of homes in 72762 have more than one occupant per room, above 90% 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.