Boone County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Boone County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boone County, ~14% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boone County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Boone County leans more Republican than 5 of 9 neighbors.
Boone County runs about 28 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Boone County. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Boone County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Boone County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Boone County, about 92% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Boone County, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Boone County looks the way it does
Turnout in Boone County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Newton County, AR R+63
- Marion County, AR R+56
- Taney County, MO R+50
- Carroll County, AR R+48
- Searcy County, AR R+68
- Stone County, MO R+55
- Madison County, AR R+61
- Baxter County, AR R+51
- Ozark County, MO R+67
- Christian County, MO R+51
Counties with Similar Populations
- Essex County, NY R+5
- Addison County, VT D+23
- Houghton County, MI D+5
- Bennington County, VT D+17
- Steele County, MN R+22
- Clinton County, PA R+46
- Clarion County, PA R+50
- Natchitoches Parish, LA R+13
- Talbot County, MD Even
- Yadkin County, NC R+61
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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.