Hoxie is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Hoxie typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hoxie, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hoxie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hoxie leans more Republican than 8 of 53 neighbors.
Hoxie runs about 33 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Hoxie 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 Hoxie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Hoxie hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in Hoxie drive to work alone, above 91% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Hoxie, AR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Hoxie looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hoxie 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 46%, about 6 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Walnut Ridge, AR R+56
- Minturn, AR R+66
- Coffman, AR R+70
- College City, AR R+73
- Portia, AR R+72
- Sedgwick, AR R+66
- Powhatan, AR R+71
- Black Rock, AR R+69
- Walnut Corner, AR R+73
- Alicia, AR R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Montague, CA R+46
- La Crosse, VA R+13
- Kinzers, PA R+53
- Jonesville, SC R+46
- Manzanola, CO R+45
- Buffalo, SC R+60
- Flandreau, SD R+29
- Amboy, IL R+29
- Santa Claus, IN R+40
- Gerber, CA R+34
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.