Kent is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Kent typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kent, ~11% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kent compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kent leans more Republican than 25 of 38 neighbors.
Kent runs about 29 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kent. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Kent 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 Kent, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Kent hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Arkansas average of 18%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kent, 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 Kent looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kent 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 43%, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Kent report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Velie, AR R+44
- Harmony Grove, AR R+58
- Lester, AR R+15
- Camden, AR R+4
- East Camden, AR R+53
- Lakeside, AR R+66
- Eagle Mills, AR R+43
- Cullendale, AR R+39
- Chidester, AR R+22
- Locust Bayou, AR R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Arnold, KS R+80
- Keyapaha, SD R+31
- Queens Run, PA R+50
- Frostburg, PA R+64
- Lovewell, KS R+74
- Roxbury, VA R+18
- Cedarvale, NM R+49
- Lorenzen, MS D+17
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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.