Crawfordsville leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Crawfordsville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crawfordsville, ~20% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crawfordsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crawfordsville leans more Republican than 29 of 59 neighbors.
Crawfordsville runs about 12 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Crawfordsville. The northeast side is the most split-leaning (R+44) and the southwest side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Crawfordsville 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 Crawfordsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Crawfordsville drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Crawfordsville sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Crawfordsville, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Crawfordsville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Crawfordsville 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 45%, about 6 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Crawfordsville report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vincent, AR R+9
- Julius, AR Even
- Lansing, AR D+15
- Jericho, AR R+14
- Jennette, AR Even
- Sunset, AR D+13
- Clarkedale, AR R+24
- Marion, AR Even
- Earle, AR D+50
- Edmondson, AR D+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Randolph, OH R+41
- Rennerdale, PA R+12
- Jedburg, SC R+20
- New Zion, SC R+47
- Jumping Branch, WV R+60
- Daisytown, PA R+35
- Gilman, IA R+37
- Calvin, LA R+63
- Hilltop, CO R+45
- Sloansville, NY R+37
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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.