Crystal Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Crystal Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crystal Springs, ~13% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crystal Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crystal Springs leans more Republican than 14 of 43 neighbors.
Crystal Springs runs about 28 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Crystal Springs 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 Crystal Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Crystal Springs drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Crystal Springs, AR does.
Why turnout in Crystal Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Crystal Springs sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Crystal Springs Landing, AR R+55
- Royal, AR R+56
- Joplin, AR R+61
- Pearcy, AR R+57
- Bonnerdale, AR R+65
- Mazarn, AR R+71
- Silver, AR R+63
- Piney, AR R+40
- Mountain Pine, AR R+51
- Rockwell, AR R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brooks, MN R+53
- Trestle Creek, ID R+48
- McKinstry Hollow, NY R+43
- Kramer, IN R+59
- West Carlsbad, NM R+66
- Navarino, WI R+53
- Hintz, WI R+42
- South Streator, IL R+42
- Panola, IL R+53
- Canadohta Lake, PA R+60
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.