Joiner leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Joiner typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Joiner, ~17% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Joiner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Joiner leans more Republican than 15 of 69 neighbors.
Joiner runs about 7 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Joiner 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 Joiner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Joiner hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Arkansas average of 18%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Joiner, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Joiner looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Joiner 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 45%, about 6 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Joiner rent, above 89% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Joiner report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Bassett, AR R+23
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- Wilson, AR R+53
- Whitton, AR R+42
- Marie, AR R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodsprings, AZ D+55
- Crawfordsville, IA R+44
- Allen, KY R+62
- West Hatfield, MA D+34
- Cedar Grove, WV R+44
- Mooar, IA R+41
- Strongstown, PA R+62
- Orfordville, NH D+16
- Lake Annette, MO R+53
- Balsam Grove, NC R+59
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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.