Leslie is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Leslie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leslie, ~12% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leslie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leslie leans more Republican than 39 of 54 neighbors.
Leslie runs about 36 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Leslie 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 Leslie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Leslie, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Leslie sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Leslie, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Leslie looks the way it does
Turnout in Leslie sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Rocky Hill, AR R+64
- Zack, AR R+72
- Bear Creek, AR R+64
- Harness, AR R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Byromville, GA R+3
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- Ridgeside, TN D+42
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- Pray, MT R+34
- Surry, NH R+16
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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.