Blytheville, AR Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Blytheville

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Blytheville leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 58% of adults in Blytheville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blytheville, ~36% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Blytheville compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Blytheville leans more Democratic than 78 of 79 neighbors.

Blytheville runs about 52 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Blytheville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Blytheville. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+57) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 73 points.

Why Blytheville 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 Blytheville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Blytheville is about 39%, about 33 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Blytheville have never been married, above 84% of cities. Blytheville runs against the grain of Arkansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Blytheville, AR sits in the top 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 Blytheville looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Blytheville 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 44% of households in Blytheville rent, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Blytheville report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.