Dalton is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Dalton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dalton, ~7% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dalton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dalton leans more Republican than 42 of 55 neighbors.
Dalton runs about 41 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Dalton 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 Dalton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Dalton, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Dalton sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 91% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Dalton, 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 Dalton looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in Dalton have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Dalton have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elevenpoint, AR R+73
- Warm Springs, AR R+72
- Ingram, AR R+71
- Ravenden Springs, AR R+72
- Myrtle, MO R+69
- Tucker, MO R+74
- Lorine, AR R+63
- Gatewood, MO R+73
- Middlebrook, AR R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Minnewawa, MN R+40
- Abercrombie, ND R+43
- Lake Beulah, WI R+33
- Talcottville, NY R+57
- Rosser, TN R+67
- Rapidan, MN R+26
- Blackwood, AL R+70
- Kanawha Drive, WV R+63
- Slick Rock, KY R+65
- Wheeler, WA R+49
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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.