Chilson is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Chilson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chilson, ~6% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chilson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chilson leans more Republican than 27 of 51 neighbors.
Chilson runs about 38 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Chilson. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Chilson 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 Chilson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Chilson live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Chilson, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Chilson looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Chilson 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Chilson report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Chilson have completed high school, below 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grubbs, AR R+62
- Weiner, AR R+73
- Cash, AR R+74
- Waldenburg, AR R+72
- Pennington, AR R+75
- Amagon, AR R+72
- Swifton, AR R+56
- Tuckerman, AR R+54
- Murphys Corner, AR R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bethel, TN R+72
- Opportunity, MT R+23
- South Carmen, NM D+23
- Kinton Fork, NC D+19
- Owens, TX R+57
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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.