Lepanto leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Lepanto typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lepanto, ~13% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lepanto compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lepanto leans more Republican than 24 of 70 neighbors.
Lepanto runs about 18 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lepanto. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Lepanto 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 Lepanto, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Lepanto hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Lepanto drive to work alone, above 81% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lepanto, 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 Lepanto looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lepanto 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 32% of households in Lepanto rent, above 87% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Lepanto have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bondsville, AR R+60
- Whitton, AR R+42
- Rivervale, AR R+70
- Dyess, AR R+71
- Marked Tree, AR R+28
- Tyronza Junction, AR R+52
- Black Oak, AR R+65
- Tyronza, AR R+65
- Etowah, AR R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abrams, WI R+44
- Scotts Mills, OR R+25
- Ross, OH R+61
- Wallins Creek, KY R+77
- Athens, MI R+45
- Pocahontas, IL R+54
- Stratford, TX R+64
- Madison, MN R+37
- Hoyt Lakes, MN R+15
- Burns Harbor, IN R+11
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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.