Birdeye is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Birdeye typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Birdeye, ~8% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Birdeye compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Birdeye leans more Republican than 37 of 56 neighbors.
Birdeye runs about 40 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Birdeye. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+73), a spread of about 79 points.
Why Birdeye 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 Birdeye, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Birdeye are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Birdeye, 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 Birdeye looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 38% of households in Birdeye rent, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Birdeye sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Birdeye report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cherry Valley, AR R+70
- Monterey, AR R+37
- Weona Junction, AR R+74
- Parkin, AR D+5
- Wittsburg, AR R+72
- Wynne, AR R+35
- Norvell, AR D+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yenome, SC R+29
- Valley Center, MI R+55
- South Plymouth, NY R+48
- Leigh, TX R+14
- Lakeside, WA R+27
- Lamont, OK R+71
- Reyno, AR R+72
- Pilgrims Knob, VA R+71
- Braithwaite, LA D+28
- Choestoe, GA R+64
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.