Lansing leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Lansing typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lansing, ~29% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lansing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lansing leans more Democratic than 51 of 59 neighbors.
Lansing runs about 46 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Lansing is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lansing. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+54) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+44), a spread of about 98 points.
Why Lansing 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 Lansing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 47% of residents in Lansing are Black or African American, about 35 points above the Arkansas average of 11%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in Lansing have never been married, above 88% of cities. Lansing runs against the grain of Arkansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lansing, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Lansing looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lansing 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 42%, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 35% of households in Lansing rent, above 91% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Lansing report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Earle, AR D+50
- Crawfordsville, AR R+19
- Norvell, AR D+33
- Jennette, AR Even
- Vincent, AR R+9
- Julius, AR Even
- Three Forks, AR R+23
- Parkin, AR D+5
- Shell Lake, AR R+11
- Heth, AR R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mormon Lake, AZ R+31
- Meridian, CO D+19
- Gorda, CA R+21
- Morning Glory, KY R+63
- Gentryville, MO R+68
- Gem Beach, OH R+25
- Radium, CO R+41
- Medford, IN R+47
- Pine Valley, IN R+63
- Renwick, NY D+47
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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.