Boyle Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Boyle Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boyle Park, ~38% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boyle Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Boyle Park leans more Democratic than 7 of 17 neighbors.
Boyle Park runs about 89 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Boyle Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Boyle Park. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+62) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+49), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Boyle Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Boyle Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Boyle Park votes against the grain of Arkansas. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Boyle Park runs about 89 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in Boyle Park have never been married, above 89% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Boyle Park, Little Rock, 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 Boyle Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Boyle Park 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 46%, about 6 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Boyle Park report food insecurity, above 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Oak Forest, Little Rock, AR D+81
- Briarwood, Little Rock, AR D+49
- Stephens, Little Rock, AR D+71
- John Barrow, Little Rock, AR D+65
- Hillcrest, Little Rock, AR D+43
- Midtown, Little Rock, AR D+32
- Westwood, Little Rock, AR D+65
- Wakefield, Little Rock, AR D+71
- Heights, Little Rock, AR D+19
- 65th Street West, Little Rock, AR D+60
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Farm Hills, Redwood City, CA D+59
- Central Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA D+58
- Pleasant Run Farm, Cincinnati, OH D+33
- Lakewood, Jacksonville, FL R+12
- College Park, Mobile, AL R+31
- Medina Public Square Historic District, Medina, OH R+8
- Adams Hill, Glendale, CA D+25
- South Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL D+32
- Villages at Rancho El Dorado, Silver Bell, AZ R+7
- North Central Heritage, San Antonio, TX Even
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.