Austin is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Austin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Austin, ~15% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Austin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Austin leans more Republican than 16 of 46 neighbors.
Austin runs about 27 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Austin. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Austin 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 Austin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Austin votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, modestly above the Arkansas average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Austin are family households, above 80% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Austin, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Austin looks the way it does
Turnout in Austin sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cabot, AR R+51
- Ward, AR R+63
- Barrentine Corner, AR R+67
- Toneyville, AR R+44
- Parnell, AR R+67
- Beebe, AR R+58
- El Paso, AR R+66
- Wattensaw, AR R+66
- Jacksonville, AR D+14
- Little Rock Air Force Base, AR R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodmere, LA D+75
- Panthersville, GA D+86
- Hondo, TX R+32
- Louisville, TN R+48
- Scituate, MA D+18
- Fox Lake, IL R+11
- La Riviera, CA D+30
- Junction City, OR R+11
- Nevada, MO R+46
- Humboldt, TN R+15
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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.