Jacksonport is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Jacksonport typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jacksonport, ~12% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jacksonport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jacksonport leans more Republican than 6 of 65 neighbors.
Jacksonport runs about 21 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jacksonport. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Jacksonport 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 Jacksonport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Jacksonport drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Jacksonport, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Jacksonport looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jacksonport 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 44%, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Jacksonport report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Diaz, AR R+48
- Fitzgerald, AR R+59
- Campbell Station, AR R+47
- Macks, AR R+71
- Newport, AR R+38
- Murphys Corner, AR R+59
- Horseshoe, AR R+40
- Tuckerman, AR R+54
- Newark, AR R+70
- Olyphant, AR R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rockvale, KY R+63
- Meighen, WV R+62
- Melrose, PA R+49
- Browns Crossing, IN R+65
- Shawnee Mound, MO R+63
- Mellenville, NY R+10
- Hustburg, TN R+66
- Kolter, LA R+80
- White Rock, SC R+34
- Maysville, IA R+43
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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.