Blue Mountain is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Blue Mountain typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blue Mountain, ~8% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blue Mountain compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blue Mountain leans more Republican than 44 of 53 neighbors.
Blue Mountain runs about 41 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Blue Mountain 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 Blue Mountain, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Blue Mountain live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Blue Mountain, 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 Blue Mountain looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Blue Mountain is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Blue Mountain report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Blue Mountain have completed high school, below 79% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Waveland, AR R+70
- Sugar Grove, AR R+72
- Magazine, AR R+72
- Marvinville, AR R+70
- Corley, AR R+64
- Havana, AR R+71
- Driggs, AR R+69
- Mixon, AR R+69
- Blue Ball, AR R+71
- Paris, AR R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cusson, MN R+27
- Leando, IA R+57
- South Bridgton, ME R+15
- Bon Air Terrace, SC Even
- Patzau, WI R+29
- Stacy Basin, NY R+40
- Staff, TX R+75
- Hanna, UT R+60
- Roma Creek, TX R+4
- Callison, SC R+49
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.