Calion is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Calion typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Calion, ~15% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Calion compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Calion leans more Republican than 31 of 46 neighbors.
Calion runs about 31 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Calion. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Calion 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 Calion, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Calion drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Calion, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Calion looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Calion own their home, about 13 points above the Arkansas average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ritchie, AR R+69
- Old Union, AR R+69
- Norphlet, AR R+64
- Quinn, AR R+57
- Sandy Land, AR R+7
- Snow Hill, AR R+72
- Smackover, AR R+48
- El Dorado, AR R+6
- Moro Bay, AR R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Norwood, GA D+23
- Taylors Bridge, NC R+20
- Westminster, TX R+55
- Bayboro, SC R+30
- Reform, MS R+71
- Higgston, GA R+61
- Sabinetown, TX R+68
- Pleasant Grove, MS D+26
- Lovejoy, IL D+74
- Lyon Station, PA R+21
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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.