Clarkedale leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Clarkedale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clarkedale, ~21% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clarkedale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clarkedale leans more Republican than 34 of 57 neighbors.
Clarkedale runs about 7 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clarkedale. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Clarkedale 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 Clarkedale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Clarkedale are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Clarkedale sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Clarkedale, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Clarkedale looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Clarkedale report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jericho, AR R+14
- Sunset, AR D+13
- Gammon, AR R+26
- Marion, AR Even
- Vincent, AR R+9
- Turrell, AR R+21
- Crawfordsville, AR R+19
- Gilmore, AR R+4
- West Memphis, AR D+44
- Julius, AR Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Lawrence, TX R+81
- Dunnell, MN R+56
- South Canaan, PA R+47
- Golightly, SC R+58
- Lamine, MO R+65
- Nicholsville, OH R+59
- Epworth, SC R+72
- Penelope, TX R+69
- Buffalo, KS R+68
- Kunkle, OH R+59
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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.