Heber Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Heber Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Heber Springs, ~15% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Heber Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Heber Springs leans more Republican than 2 of 54 neighbors.
Heber Springs runs about 27 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Heber Springs. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Heber 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 Heber Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Heber Springs votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 37%, well above the Arkansas average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Heber Springs, AR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Heber Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Heber Springs sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tumbling Shoals, AR R+67
- Pearson, AR R+69
- Wilburn, AR R+70
- Ida, AR R+72
- Sidon, AR R+71
- Rose Bud, AR R+71
- Greers Ferry, AR R+64
- Higden, AR R+66
- Quitman, AR R+70
- Drasco, AR R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Haverstraw, NY D+17
- Mantua, NJ R+6
- Lewiston, NY R+11
- Fuller Heights, FL R+30
- Middleboro, MA R+12
- Taneytown, MD R+35
- Tremonton, UT R+61
- Louisa, VA R+26
- Wharton, NJ Even
- Carver, MA R+15
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.