Bluffton is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Bluffton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bluffton, ~6% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bluffton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bluffton leans more Republican than 21 of 33 neighbors.
Bluffton runs about 40 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Bluffton 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 Bluffton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Bluffton live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Bluffton, 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 Bluffton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bluffton 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 47%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Bluffton rent, above 84% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Bluffton report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gravelly, AR R+71
- Briggsville, AR R+71
- Blue Ball, AR R+71
- Harvey, AR R+73
- Rover, AR R+71
- Union Hill, AR R+72
- Havana, AR R+71
- Waveland, AR R+70
- Marvinville, AR R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dispatch, KS R+73
- Port Ontario, NY R+35
- Girard, TX R+79
- Eureka, WV R+55
- Coe, WV R+58
- Southport, IL R+37
- Owl City, TN R+73
- Concorde Hills, OH R+12
- Gilbert, AR R+66
- Whelen Springs, AR 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.