Barton leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Barton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barton, ~14% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Barton leans more Republican than 42 of 50 neighbors.
Barton runs about 7 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Barton 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 Barton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Barton live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Barton are family households, above 83% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Barton, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Barton looks the way it does
Turnout in Barton 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
- Lexa, AR R+45
- Poplar Grove, AR R+20
- West Helena, AR R+6
- Trenton, AR D+17
- Southland, AR D+23
- Helena, AR D+18
- Oneida, AR Even
- Kingtown, AR Even
- Helena Crossing, AR D+16
- Helena-West Helena, AR D+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Staley Crossroads, VA R+60
- Linnton, OR D+28
- Patterson, TN R+46
- Motley, KY R+51
- Marco, IN R+62
- Maness, VA R+67
- Boulder City, MO R+72
- Clio, IA R+58
- Mount Ephraim, OH R+62
- South Bend, TX R+82
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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.