Jethro is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Jethro typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jethro, ~9% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jethro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jethro leans more Republican than 49 of 55 neighbors.
Jethro runs about 39 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Jethro 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 Jethro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Jethro live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Jethro sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Jethro are family households, above 82% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Jethro, AR sits in the bottom tenth 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 Jethro looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Jethro have more than one occupant per room, above 84% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Jethro have completed high school, below 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cravens, AR R+69
- White Oak, AR R+68
- Whiterock, AR R+70
- Ozark, AR R+61
- Cass, AR R+67
- Mountain Top, AR R+65
- Webb City, AR R+69
- Wiederkehr Village, AR R+60
- Mulberry, AR R+65
- Locke, AR R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Lubec, ME R+17
- Cadogan, PA R+57
- Oxford, ID R+77
- Johnsville, MD R+45
- La Junta, NM D+13
- Shaver Lake Heights, CA R+12
- Goldson, GA R+14
- Glover, MO R+68
- Wrights, IL R+65
- Bessville, MO R+72
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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.