Griffithtown leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Griffithtown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Griffithtown, ~16% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Griffithtown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Griffithtown leans more Republican than 7 of 44 neighbors.
Griffithtown runs about 9 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Griffithtown. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Griffithtown 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 Griffithtown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Griffithtown are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Griffithtown, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Griffithtown looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Griffithtown report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dalark, AR R+14
- Joan, AR R+22
- Gum Springs, AR R+30
- Curtis, AR R+58
- Arkadelphia, AR R+4
- Witherspoon, AR R+66
- Manning, AR R+16
- Caddo Valley, AR R+22
- Sparkman, AR R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Houston, IL R+58
- Hubbell, NE R+70
- Milltown, AR R+75
- Buena Vista, NM D+16
- Pyro, OH R+66
- Brunot, MO R+68
- West Hartford, VT D+32
- Cauthornville, VA R+8
- Wilbur, WV R+70
- Cottage Grove, IN R+63
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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.