Alleene is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Alleene typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alleene, ~5% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alleene compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alleene leans more Republican than 49 of 52 neighbors.
Alleene runs about 44 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Alleene leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Alleene, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Alleene live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Alleene, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Alleene looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Alleene is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Alleene report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wilton, AR R+60
- Foreman, AR R+53
- Wallace, AR R+46
- Pennys, AR R+68
- Ben Lomond, AR R+68
- Richmond, AR R+68
- Ashdown, AR R+34
- Williamson, AR R+74
- Winthrop, AR R+73
- Stringtown, AR R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Orland, ME R+14
- North Lubec, ME R+17
- Sutherland, KY R+58
- Gordy, GA R+52
- Tioga, LA R+21
- Koeltztown, MO R+73
- Elvira, IL R+54
- Laneport, TX R+60
- Witoka, MN R+22
- Hulen, KY R+79
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.