Bruno is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Bruno typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bruno, ~10% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bruno compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bruno leans more Republican than 25 of 56 neighbors.
Bruno runs about 32 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Bruno 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 Bruno, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Bruno sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 18 points above the Arkansas average of 77%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Bruno are family households, above 78% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Bruno, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Bruno looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Bruno have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Bruno sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Valley Springs, AR R+65
- Verona, AR R+64
- Snow, AR R+62
- Pyatt, AR R+63
- Ralph, AR R+63
- Everton, AR R+68
- Yellville, AR R+57
- St. Joe, AR R+67
- Tomahawk, AR R+64
- Pindall, AR R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alice, ND R+44
- Milesville, SD R+73
- Margerum, AL R+75
- Millersville, IL R+56
- Cameron, OH R+69
- Mormon Lake, AZ R+31
- Lower Elk Creek, VA R+63
- Morning Glory, KY R+63
- Mount Zion, IA R+51
- Lone Star, AZ R+53
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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.