Calhoun County is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Calhoun County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Calhoun County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Calhoun County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Calhoun County leans more Republican than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Calhoun County runs about 31 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Calhoun County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Calhoun County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Calhoun County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 7% of residents in Calhoun County live in densely developed areas, about 6 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Calhoun County, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Calhoun County looks the way it does
Turnout in Calhoun County 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 Counties
- Dallas County, AR R+18
- Ouachita County, AR R+14
- Bradley County, AR R+30
- Union County, AR R+20
- Cleveland County, AR R+69
- Drew County, AR R+25
- Ashley County, AR R+46
- Columbia County, AR R+18
- Nevada County, AR R+27
- Clark County, AR R+18
Counties with Similar Populations
- Musselshell County, MT R+64
- Scotland County, MO R+64
- Custer County, CO R+33
- Putnam County, MO R+68
- Crane County, TX R+48
- Republic County, KS R+62
- Ringgold County, IA R+50
- Washington County, CO R+70
- Carlisle County, KY R+69
- Jim Hogg County, TX R+2
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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.