Canaan is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Canaan typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Canaan, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Canaan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Canaan leans more Republican than 29 of 54 neighbors.
Canaan runs about 35 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Canaan 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 Canaan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Canaan live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Canaan sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 82% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Canaan, AR sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Canaan looks the way it does
Turnout in Canaan sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bear Creek, AR R+64
- Marshall, AR R+68
- Leslie, AR R+67
- Rumley, AR R+66
- Zack, AR R+72
- Snowball, AR R+62
- Elberta, AR R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Datto, AR R+68
- Centralia, TX R+71
- New Haven Center, MI R+50
- Cascade, WV R+56
- Rose Hill, IL R+65
- East Berwick, PA R+39
- St. Omer, IN R+61
- Big Rock, IA R+46
- Los Vigiles, NM D+13
- Hustburg, TN R+66
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.