Colt leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Colt typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Colt, ~17% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Colt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Colt leans more Republican than 29 of 48 neighbors.
Colt runs about 10 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Colt. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Colt 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 Colt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Colt drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Colt sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 85% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Colt, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Colt looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 20% of adults in Colt report food insecurity, above 80% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Colt sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in Colt have completed high school, below 73% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Meadow Cliff, AR R+33
- Caldwell, AR R+36
- Newcastle, AR R+61
- Wynne, AR R+35
- Forrest City, AR D+30
- Wittsburg, AR R+72
- Madison, AR D+67
- Slonikers Mill, AR R+38
- Fair Oaks, AR R+75
- Widener, AR D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Highland Home, AL R+56
- Emily, MN R+31
- River Haven, NC R+52
- Beaver Meadows, PA R+44
- Anderson, TX R+69
- Peacocks Crossroads, NC R+57
- Garwood, ID R+67
- Griswold, IA R+49
- Energy, IL R+34
- Fort Clark Springs, TX R+43
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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.