Cross Roads is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Cross Roads typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cross Roads, ~7% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cross Roads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cross Roads leans more Republican than 39 of 40 neighbors.
Cross Roads runs about 47 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cross Roads. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+70), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Cross Roads leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Cross Roads. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Cross Roads, AR sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Cross Roads looks the way it does
Turnout in Cross Roads sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Ivy, AR R+60
- Grapevine, AR R+65
- Sheridan, AR R+69
- Prague, AR R+61
- Center Grove, AR R+74
- Prattsville, AR R+75
- Leola, AR R+70
- Carthage, AR R+3
- Staves, AR R+79
- Tulip, AR R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Boyle, MS R+23
- Surf City, NJ R+16
- Arroyo Hondo, NM D+39
- Wallowa, OR R+41
- Winchester, WA R+53
- Lime Springs, IA R+44
- Devola, OH R+39
- Weston, OR R+54
- Lehigh, ND R+60
- Burt, NY R+38
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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.