Havana is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Havana typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Havana, ~7% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Havana compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Havana leans more Republican than 43 of 52 neighbors.
Havana runs about 41 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Havana 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 Havana, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Havana hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Havana are family households, above 80% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Havana, AR sits in the bottom quarter 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 Havana looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Havana is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Havana have more than one occupant per room, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Havana have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marvinville, AR R+70
- Waveland, AR R+70
- Belleville, AR R+70
- Corinth, AR R+71
- Blue Mountain, AR R+72
- Corley, AR R+64
- Danville, AR R+59
- Briggsville, AR R+71
- Rover, AR R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Beemer, NE R+70
- Cochise, AZ R+44
- Meldrum, TX R+50
- Midway, MN R+58
- Kaw City, OK R+67
- Soper, OK R+74
- Winside, NE R+72
- Elma, IA R+48
- Eugene, MO R+70
- Sharptown, MD R+37
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.