Hughes leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Hughes typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hughes, ~31% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hughes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hughes leans more Democratic than 42 of 56 neighbors.
Hughes runs about 57 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Hughes is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hughes. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+67) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+81), a spread of about 149 points.
Why Hughes 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 Hughes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hughes votes against the grain of Arkansas. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Hughes runs about 57 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hughes, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hughes looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hughes 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Hughes rent, above 85% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Hughes report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Belle Meade, AR D+60
- North Hughes, AR D+26
- Shannondale, AR D+45
- Bruins, AR R+62
- Pinckney, AR R+13
- Horseshoe Lake, AR R+81
- Seyppel, AR R+81
- Anthonyville, AR D+9
- Brickeys, AR R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Twin Valley, MN R+29
- Amelia, LA R+20
- Georgetown, CO D+19
- Manasota, FL R+36
- Hill City, GA R+68
- Greenview, IL R+51
- Christiansburg, OH R+58
- Alexis, IL R+38
- Cooksville, MD Even
- Fruithurst, AL R+88
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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.