Johnsville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Johnsville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Johnsville, ~11% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Johnsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Johnsville leans more Republican than 24 of 39 neighbors.
Johnsville runs about 31 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Johnsville. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Johnsville 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 Johnsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Johnsville live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Johnsville, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Johnsville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Johnsville 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 47%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Johnsville report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 96% of adults in Johnsville have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sumpter, AR R+60
- Milo, AR R+80
- Fountain Hill, AR R+71
- Ingalls, AR R+59
- Vick, AR R+59
- Hermitage, AR R+53
- Lacey, AR R+62
- Old Milo, AR R+67
- Farmville, AR R+42
- Ladelle, AR R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Macedon, OH R+74
- Sunlight, WV R+61
- Crandon, VA R+66
- Pedee, OR R+28
- West, OR Even
- Lascar, CO R+21
- Naples Park, FL R+20
- Hortonville, VT R+4
- Oak Park, NC R+56
- Robin Hood Lakes, PA 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.