Kerr leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Kerr typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kerr, ~21% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kerr compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kerr leans more Republican than 18 of 47 neighbors.
Kerr runs about 14 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kerr. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+19) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+47), a spread of about 65 points.
Why Kerr 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 Kerr, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Kerr hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 18%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kerr, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kerr looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kerr 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Kerr report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jacksonville, AR D+14
- Parnell, AR R+67
- Lonoke, AR R+47
- Little Rock Air Force Base, AR R+4
- Rose City, AR D+54
- Toneyville, AR R+44
- Sherwood, AR Even
- Scott, AR R+12
- Toltec, AR R+49
- Cobbs, AR R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lydia, MN R+33
- North Walpole, NH R+11
- West Oneonta, NY R+11
- North Carrollton, MS R+39
- Fearsville, KY R+69
- Buckley, IL R+53
- Rhine, GA R+69
- Wharton, OH R+66
- Sutton, VT R+20
- Rock Island, OK R+73
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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.