Keo leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Keo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Keo, ~15% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Keo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Keo leans more Republican than 29 of 51 neighbors.
Keo runs about 17 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Keo. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Keo 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 Keo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Keo live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Keo, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Keo looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Keo 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 48%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Keo report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cobbs, AR R+44
- England, AR R+34
- Toltec, AR R+49
- Geridge, AR R+58
- Blakemore, AR R+62
- Scott, AR R+12
- Coy, AR R+66
- Pettus, AR R+12
- Ferda, AR R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woody, CA R+52
- Fairmead, CA R+37
- Fairview, IN R+68
- Ellards, AL R+34
- Brandon, MO R+68
- Lake Bruce, IN R+56
- Mount Laguna, CA R+33
- Posey, CA R+44
- Buena Vista, NY R+53
- Jordan Mines, VA R+64
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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.