Flippin is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Flippin typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flippin, ~12% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flippin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Flippin leans more Republican than 16 of 57 neighbors.
Flippin runs about 29 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Flippin 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 Flippin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Flippin hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Flippin, AR sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Flippin looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 87% of adults in Flippin have completed high school, below 73% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Lakeview, AR R+50
- Ralph, AR R+63
- Hand Valley, AR R+63
- Midway, AR R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Pound Ridge, NY D+15
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- Blue Ridge, TX R+63
- Weirsdale, FL R+45
- Frazier Park, CA R+28
- Hamburg, AR R+66
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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.