Buck Range leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Buck Range typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buck Range, ~28% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buck Range compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Buck Range leans more Republican than 4 of 50 neighbors.
Buck Range runs about 25 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Buck Range. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+60), a spread of about 68 points.
Why Buck Range 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 Buck Range, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Buck Range hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Arkansas average of 18%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Buck Range, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Buck Range looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Buck Range is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 96% of adults in Buck Range have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mineral Springs, AR D+14
- Tollette, AR D+8
- Paraloma, AR R+67
- Nashville, AR R+32
- Saratoga, AR R+8
- Milford, AR R+68
- Columbus, AR R+10
- Ozan, AR R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adrian, IL R+58
- Madison Run, VA R+21
- Parkville, MN R+17
- Mckenzie, ND R+70
- Olyphant, AR R+68
- Marron, PA R+70
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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.