Cravens is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Cravens typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cravens, ~9% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cravens compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cravens leans more Republican than 43 of 53 neighbors.
Cravens runs about 38 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Cravens 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 Cravens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Cravens live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Cravens are family households, above 86% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cravens, 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 Cravens looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 85% of adults in Cravens have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- White Oak, AR R+68
- Jethro, AR R+70
- Ozark, AR R+61
- Whiterock, AR R+70
- Webb City, AR R+69
- Cecil, AR R+71
- Mulberry, AR R+65
- Meg, AR R+70
- Wiederkehr Village, AR R+60
- Altus, AR R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aleknagik, AK D+27
- Century, WV R+64
- Satterfield, PA R+54
- Zigler, WV R+58
- New Lancaster, KS R+59
- Center Mills, PA R+51
- Center Hill, IL R+34
- Oxbo, WI R+33
- Burnt Prairie, IL R+68
- Valier, PA R+71
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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.