Joan leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Joan typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Joan, ~15% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Joan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Joan leans more Republican than 8 of 50 neighbors.
Joan runs about 8 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Joan. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+77), a spread of about 81 points.
Why Joan 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 Joan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Joan live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Joan are family households, above 77% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Joan, AR sits in the bottom 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 Joan looks the way it does
Turnout in Joan sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Witherspoon, AR R+66
- Griffithtown, AR R+21
- Dalark, AR R+14
- Round Hill, AR R+57
- Central, AR R+58
- Friendship, AR R+73
- Arkadelphia, AR R+4
- Caddo Valley, AR R+22
- Donaldson, AR R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Henrietta, TN R+60
- Laurelton, PA R+65
- Farisita, CO R+20
- Webbs Cross Roads, KY R+73
- Klondyke, LA R+77
- Rhineland, MO R+63
- Mount Zion, MO R+64
- Shorts Creek, VA R+69
- Sauget, IL D+45
- Luna, AR R+66
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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.