Bethel Heights leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Bethel Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bethel Heights, ~22% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bethel Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bethel Heights leans more Republican than 7 of 59 neighbors.
Bethel Heights runs about 11 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bethel Heights. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Bethel Heights 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 Bethel Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bethel Heights votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 42%, well 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 84% of households in Bethel Heights are family households, above 96% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bethel Heights, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Bethel Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bethel Heights is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Bethel Heights rent, above 88% of cities. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 9% of homes in Bethel Heights have more than one occupant per room, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lowell, AR R+27
- Springdale, AR R+7
- Elm Springs, AR R+41
- Johnson, AR R+8
- Cave Springs, AR R+29
- Rogers, AR R+14
- Tontitown, AR R+27
- Clifty, AR R+49
- Wyman, AR R+16
- Healing Springs, AR R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Culloden, WV R+48
- Bruceton Mills, WV R+45
- Ocean City, FL R+29
- Clinton, WA D+37
- Versailles, MO R+62
- Terra Bella, CA R+15
- Childress, TX R+56
- Johnsburg, IL R+19
- Osceola, WI R+32
- Barnesville, OH R+57
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.