Lester leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Lester typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lester, ~25% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lester compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lester leans more Republican than 5 of 44 neighbors.
Lester runs about 16 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lester. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Lester 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 Lester, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Lester live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lester, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lester looks the way it does
Turnout in Lester sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kent, AR R+59
- Camden, AR R+4
- Velie, AR R+44
- Harmony Grove, AR R+58
- Chidester, AR R+22
- Cullendale, AR R+39
- East Camden, AR R+53
- Lakeside, AR R+66
- Good Hope, AR R+29
- Eagle Mills, AR R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lockhart, AL R+76
- Burgess, VA R+12
- Edna, OK R+64
- Hamilton, WA R+33
- Pine Hills, CA R+13
- Girdletree, MD R+32
- Randall, IA R+40
- Daggett, CA R+34
- Eska, AK R+40
- Champion, PA R+57
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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.