Clifty leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Clifty typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clifty, ~17% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clifty compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clifty leans more Republican than 28 of 58 neighbors.
Clifty runs about 19 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Clifty 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 Clifty, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Clifty live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Clifty, AR sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Clifty looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Clifty is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 63%, above 57% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Clifty own their home, compared to around 73% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Avoca, AR R+46
- Spring Valley, AR R+44
- Lowell, AR R+27
- Rogers, AR R+14
- Bethel Heights, AR R+20
- Garfield, AR R+53
- Little Flock, AR R+30
- Hindsville, AR R+60
- Springdale, AR R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gaddy, OK R+60
- Gibbon, OR R+27
- Gardenville, PA R+6
- Rimmy Jims, AZ D+40
- Guinea, VA R+21
- Ashly, LA R+70
- Balltown, IA R+42
- Quick, WV R+65
- Sandlake, OR R+24
- McMullen, AL D+56
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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.