Ballard is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Ballard typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ballard, ~9% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ballard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ballard leans more Republican than 29 of 52 neighbors.
Ballard runs about 36 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Ballard leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Ballard. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ballard, 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 Ballard looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 37% of households in Ballard rent, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Ballard sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Ballard have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ash Flat, AR R+66
- Myron, AR R+66
- Day, AR R+57
- Horseshoe Bend, AR R+53
- Franklin, AR R+66
- Stuart, AR R+67
- Glencoe, AR R+64
- Highland, AR R+60
- Cherokee Village, AR R+54
- Morriston, AR R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Old Frame, PA R+56
- Coulters, PA R+37
- Redland, AR R+27
- West Springfield, NH R+11
- Bumbletown, MI R+7
- Lucerne, WA R+13
- York, WI R+35
- Brinsmade, ND R+47
- Ninole, HI D+15
- Mars Hill-Blaine, ME R+41
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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.