Cloverdale Watson is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Cloverdale Watson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cloverdale Watson, ~39% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cloverdale Watson compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Cloverdale Watson leans more Democratic than 8 of 9 neighbors.
Cloverdale Watson runs about 104 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Cloverdale Watson is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Cloverdale Watson. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+67), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Cloverdale Watson 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 Cloverdale Watson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cloverdale Watson votes against the grain of Arkansas. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Cloverdale Watson runs about 104 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Cloverdale Watson have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cloverdale Watson, 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 Cloverdale Watson looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cloverdale Watson 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 45%, about 7 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Cloverdale Watson report food insecurity, above 89% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Cloverdale Watson sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Upper Baseline, Little Rock, AR D+61
- 65th Street West, Little Rock, AR D+60
- Chicot West, Little Rock, AR D+46
- Wakefield, Little Rock, AR D+71
- Westwood, Little Rock, AR D+65
- Otter Creek Crystal, Little Rock, AR D+52
- Boyle Park, Little Rock, AR D+58
- John Barrow, Little Rock, AR D+65
- Oak Forest, Little Rock, AR D+81
- Stephens, Little Rock, AR D+71
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Woodstock, Alameda, CA D+52
- Seminole Holland, Springfield, MO R+4
- Leroy, Buffalo, NY D+73
- Central Topeka 2, Topeka, KS D+22
- CCSI-South Inglewood, Nashville, TN D+57
- Southside, Birmingham, AL D+42
- Highland Park, Chattanooga, TN D+42
- Conner, Detroit, MI D+86
- Savannah, Sunrise, FL D+14
- Calhoun, Minneapolis, MN D+74
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.