72801 leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 46% of adults in 72801 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72801, ~18% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72801 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72801 is the least Republican-leaning.
72801 runs about 9 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 72801. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 72801 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 72801, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
72801 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 81%, far above the Arkansas average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
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 72801, AR does.
Why turnout in 72801 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 72801 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 50% of households in 72801 rent, compared to around 16% in nearby zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in 72801 report food insecurity, above 88% 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.