Compton is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Compton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Compton, ~13% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Compton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Compton leans more Republican than 10 of 54 neighbors.
Compton runs about 27 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Compton. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Compton 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 Compton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Compton are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Compton sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Compton, AR sits in the bottom tenth 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 Compton looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Compton own their home, about 14 points above the Arkansas average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Erbie, AR R+53
- Stoverville, AR R+52
- Osage, AR R+65
- Mount Sherman, AR R+57
- George, AR R+59
- Mossville, AR R+55
- Ponca, AR R+55
- Gaither, AR R+66
- Marble Falls, AR R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zittau, WI R+36
- Maidstone, VT R+29
- Maple Grove, NY R+16
- Mannassa, MS R+32
- Jenkins, MO R+71
- Oak Hill, NY R+26
- Buchanan Corner, IN R+61
- Patterson, KS R+66
- Burnwell, AL R+82
- Stony Point, TN R+70
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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.