Heth leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Heth typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Heth, ~17% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Heth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Heth leans more Republican than 41 of 56 neighbors.
Politically, Heth sits close to the rest of Arkansas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Heth. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+44), a spread of about 52 points.
Why Heth 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 Heth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Heth hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Arkansas average of 18%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Heth, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Heth looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Heth 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 42%, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Heth report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shell Lake, AR R+11
- Jennette, AR Even
- Gladden, AR D+6
- Julius, AR Even
- Anthonyville, AR D+9
- Edmondson, AR D+4
- Lansing, AR D+15
- Proctor, AR R+8
- North Hughes, AR D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lynnville, IL R+50
- Leopold, IN R+48
- Norway Center, SD R+50
- Luther, TN R+76
- Oldfield, MD R+35
- Canyon Creek, MT R+42
- Dela, OK R+71
- Kingston, NJ D+15
- Covode, PA R+68
- Bellmont, IL R+67
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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.