Benton County leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Benton County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Benton County, ~22% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Benton County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Benton County leans more Republican than 1 of 9 neighbors.
Benton County runs about 5 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Benton County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Benton County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Benton County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 74% of households in Benton County are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Benton County runs against that pattern.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Benton County, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Benton County looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Benton County have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Washington County, AR R+3
- McDonald County, MO R+65
- Madison County, AR R+61
- Delaware County, OK R+58
- Barry County, MO R+62
- Carroll County, AR R+48
- Adair County, OK R+54
- Newton County, MO R+54
- Ottawa County, OK R+53
- Stone County, MO R+55
Counties with Similar Populations
- Ingham County, MI D+31
- Winnebago County, IL D+7
- San Luis Obispo County, CA D+8
- Dauphin County, PA D+12
- York County, SC R+17
- Merced County, CA R+3
- Alachua County, FL D+22
- Anchorage Municipality, AK D+20
- Leon County, FL D+26
- Kitsap County, WA D+18
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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.