Clarksville leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Clarksville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clarksville, ~13% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clarksville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clarksville leans more Republican than 1 of 51 neighbors.
Clarksville runs about 16 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clarksville. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Clarksville 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 Clarksville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Clarksville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, modestly above the Arkansas average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Clarksville, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Clarksville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Clarksville 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 6 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Clarksville rent, compared to around 16% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Clarksville report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jamestown, AR R+59
- Hillcrest, AR R+63
- Montana, AR R+60
- Lamar, AR R+63
- Harmony, AR R+63
- Hartman, AR R+62
- Morrison Bluff, AR R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Guymon, OK R+33
- Pulaski, TN R+44
- Selinsgrove, PA R+25
- Scottsville, KY R+62
- Boonville, IN R+40
- Danville, IN R+38
- Broadlands, VA D+21
- Cocoa Beach, FL R+21
- Forest Hill, TX D+55
- Myerstown, PA R+48
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.