Chicot West, Little Rock, AR Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Chicot West

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Chicot West leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.

 

About 49% of adults in Chicot West typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chicot West, ~36% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Chicot West compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Chicot West is the least Democratic-leaning.

Chicot West runs about 77 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Chicot West is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Chicot West. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+72) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 67 points.

Why Chicot West leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Chicot West, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Chicot West votes against the grain of Arkansas. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Chicot West runs about 77 points more Democratic. Rural majority-Black areas vote Democratic, and about 51% of residents in Chicot West are Black or African American, above 90% of neighborhoods.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Chicot West, Little Rock, AR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Chicot West looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Chicot West is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 5 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Chicot West report food insecurity, above 84% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Chicot West have completed high school, below 80% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.