Eureka Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Eureka Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eureka Springs, ~24% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eureka Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eureka Springs leans more Republican than 34 of 46 neighbors.
Eureka Springs runs about 22 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Eureka Springs. The southeast side is the most split-leaning (R+72) and the north side is the least split-leaning (R+2), a spread of about 70 points.
Why Eureka 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 Eureka Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Eureka Springs drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Eureka Springs are family households, above 82% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Eureka Springs, MS sits in the bottom tenth 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 Eureka Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Eureka Springs sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Courtland, MS R+14
- Shuford, MS R+59
- Pope, MS R+53
- Batesville, MS D+2
- Terza, MS R+26
- Burgess, MS R+51
- Tocowa, MS R+19
- Enid, MS R+62
- Sardis, MS D+28
- Oakland, MS R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stout, TX R+78
- Powell, OK R+71
- Stottville, NY R+10
- Rose City, MN R+56
- Colton, WA R+42
- Carmel, LA R+2
- Pemberton, MN R+48
- Elkatawa, KY R+62
- Ottawa, MN R+30
- Dell City, TX R+52
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Mississippi 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.