Lakeview is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Lakeview typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakeview, ~19% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakeview compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lakeview leans more Republican than 4 of 60 neighbors.
Lakeview runs about 20 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lakeview. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Lakeview 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 Lakeview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lakeview, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lakeview, AR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Lakeview looks the way it does
Turnout in Lakeview sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Midway, AR R+58
- Bull Shoals, AR R+44
- Oakland, AR R+45
- Cotter, AR R+58
- Three Brothers, AR R+59
- Gassville, AR R+62
- Flippin, AR R+60
- Mountain Home, AR R+47
- Pontiac, MO R+64
- Rea Valley, AR R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Holcombe, WI R+37
- Macedonia, GA R+60
- Hillsboro Beach, FL R+22
- Sumerduck, VA R+46
- Redkey, IN R+58
- New Hebron, MS R+10
- Maria Stein, OH R+82
- Marks, MS D+46
- New Knoxville, OH R+67
- Elkhart, KS R+71
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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.