Concord is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Concord typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Concord, ~8% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Concord compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Concord leans more Republican than 30 of 58 neighbors.
Concord runs about 38 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Concord 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 Concord, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Concord drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Concord fits that profile on both counts.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Concord, AR sits in the bottom 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 Concord looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Concord 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Concord have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ida, AR R+72
- Locust Grove, AR R+69
- Melrose, AR R+69
- Drasco, AR R+71
- Floral, AR R+70
- Marcella, AR R+68
- Tumbling Shoals, AR R+67
- Wilburn, AR R+70
- Desha, AR R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Flewellyn, TN R+65
- Weiner, AR R+73
- Belle Rive, IL R+69
- Siloam, NC R+65
- Pittsview, AL R+19
- Ryanville, WV R+34
- Cheyenne, OK R+84
- Brilliant, AL R+82
- Tamarack, WI R+22
- Willow Springs, TX R+63
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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.