72839 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 51% of adults in 72839 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 72839, ~9% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 72839 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 72839 is the most Republican-leaning.
72839 runs about 34 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why 72839 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 72839, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in 72839 live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 72839 sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 81% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 72839 are family households, above 84% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 72839, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 72839 looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. 72839 sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. 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.