72826 is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 56% of adults in 72826 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72826, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72826 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72826 is the most Republican-leaning.
72826 runs about 40 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why 72826 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 72826, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 16% of adults in 72826 hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 72826 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 84% of zip codes).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 72826, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 72826 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 72826 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in 72826 have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in 72826 have completed high school, below 86% 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.