Beirne leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Beirne typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beirne, ~11% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beirne compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beirne leans more Republican than 15 of 43 neighbors.
Beirne runs about 8 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Beirne 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 Beirne, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Beirne live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Beirne sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Beirne, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Beirne looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 75% of adults in Beirne have completed high school, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Beirne sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Beirne report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Gum Springs, AR R+30
- Smithton, AR R+57
- Hollywood, AR R+47
- Curtis, AR R+58
- Okolona, AR R+41
- DeGray, AR R+53
- Arkadelphia, AR R+4
- Gurdon, AR R+24
- Caddo Valley, AR R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bremen, ND R+63
- Mitchellsburg, KY R+64
- Park Settlement, TN R+62
- Duster, TX R+75
- Standing Rock, KY R+67
- Cundiff, TX R+80
- Rodman, IA R+55
- Farmer, WA R+57
- Geneva, ID R+73
- Milligan, IN R+65
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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.