Briggsville is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Briggsville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Briggsville, ~6% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Briggsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Briggsville leans more Republican than 17 of 32 neighbors.
Briggsville runs about 40 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Briggsville 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 Briggsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Briggsville live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Briggsville, AR sits in the bottom tenth 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 Briggsville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Briggsville 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 Briggsville rent, above 83% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Briggsville report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bluffton, AR R+71
- Rover, AR R+71
- Gravelly, AR R+71
- Danville, AR R+59
- Corinth, AR R+71
- Havana, AR R+71
- Blue Ball, AR R+71
- Plainview, AR R+69
- Marvinville, AR R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Peth, NY R+33
- Perkins, MO R+70
- Meadow Creek, WV R+57
- Upperville, NY R+49
- Cornhouse, AL R+56
- Fullerton, AL R+80
- Hazelhurst, IL R+46
- Hayton, WI R+51
- Steel City, IL R+55
- Frisco, IL R+68
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.