Light is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Light typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Light, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Light compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Light leans more Republican than 43 of 56 neighbors.
Light runs about 39 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Light 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 Light, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Light sits in the bottom quarter on density and more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the Arkansas average of 77%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Light, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Light looks the way it does
Turnout in Light 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
- Faulknerville, AR R+68
- Walnut Corner, AR R+73
- Walcott, AR R+70
- Beech Grove, AR R+68
- Stanford, AR R+68
- O'Kean, AR R+66
- Herndon, AR R+69
- Finch, AR R+70
- Evening Star, AR R+69
- Delaplaine, AR R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Panoche, CA R+26
- Pike, WV R+70
- Silver City, MI R+23
- Ballengee, WV R+58
- Ojo Sarco, NM D+13
- Fairport, NC R+38
- Margaret, TX R+70
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.