College Station is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 65% of adults in College Station typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in College Station, ~60% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How College Station compares
Among cities within 25 miles, College Station is the most Democratic-leaning.
College Station runs about 115 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while College Station is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why College Station 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 College Station, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in College Station is about 9%, about 63 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 56% of adults in College Station have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. College Station runs against the grain of Arkansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; College Station, AR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in College Station looks the way it does
Turnout in College Station sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sweet Home, AR D+60
- Rose City, AR D+54
- North Little Rock, AR D+31
- Scott, AR R+12
- Wrightsville, AR D+37
- Cammack Village, AR D+19
- Little Rock, AR R+4
- Sherwood, AR Even
- Toltec, AR R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rush River, MN R+45
- Duff, IN R+52
- Bond, LA R+68
- Monroe City, TX R+40
- Draughn, NC D+9
- Greer, OH R+69
- Milo, IN R+56
- Stratton, OH R+54
- Klau, CA R+19
- Throckmorton, TN R+68
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.