Cabot is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Cabot typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cabot, ~17% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cabot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cabot leans more Republican than 19 of 46 neighbors.
Cabot runs about 20 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cabot. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Cabot 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 Cabot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cabot votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 48%, far above the Arkansas average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cabot, AR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cabot looks the way it does
Turnout in Cabot 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 Cities
- Austin, AR R+57
- Toneyville, AR R+44
- Parnell, AR R+67
- Ward, AR R+63
- Jacksonville, AR D+14
- Barrentine Corner, AR R+67
- Little Rock Air Force Base, AR R+4
- Otto, AR R+67
- El Paso, AR R+66
- Beebe, AR R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bell, CA D+34
- Wheat Ridge, CO D+30
- Granger, IN R+9
- Kiryas Joel, NY R+91
- Kaysville, UT R+34
- Spotsylvania, VA R+23
- Syracuse, UT R+38
- Knightdale, NC D+34
- Cottonwood Heights, UT D+20
- Ruskin, FL R+3
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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.