Altus is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Altus typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Altus, ~8% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Altus compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Altus leans more Republican than 11 of 59 neighbors.
Altus runs about 29 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Altus 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 Altus, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Altus hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Altus, 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 Altus looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Altus 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 46%, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Altus report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Denning, AR R+60
- Wiederkehr Village, AR R+60
- Coal Hill, AR R+63
- Roseville, AR R+64
- Webb City, AR R+69
- Ozark, AR R+61
- Hunt, AR R+63
- Meg, AR R+70
- Etna, AR R+70
- Hartman, AR R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Redby, MN D+77
- Bonanza, OR R+55
- Morrill, ME R+15
- Graniteville, VT R+20
- Calverton Park, MO D+53
- Greenwood, VA R+13
- Boon, MI R+34
- Mammoth, AZ Even
- Hueysville, KY R+63
- West Columbia, WV R+62
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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.