Little Rock is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Little Rock typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little Rock, ~35% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Little Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Little Rock is the most Democratic-leaning.
Little Rock runs about 78 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why Little Rock 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 Little Rock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 70% of adults in Little Rock have never been married, far above similar-sized cities (around 21%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Little Rock, MN 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 Little Rock looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Little Rock 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 25 points below the Minnesota average of 66%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 45% of adults in Little Rock report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Little Rock have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Red Lake, MN D+79
- Debs, MN R+45
- Redby, MN D+77
- Puposky, MN R+20
- Aure, MN R+37
- Ponemah, MN D+71
- Nebish, MN R+38
- Leonard, MN R+57
- Pinewood, MN R+42
- Quiring, MN R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Young, WV R+62
- Grelton, OH R+61
- Worthen, AR R+62
- Wittens Mills, VA R+65
- Columbia, SD R+59
- Hodges, MT R+75
- Bondurant, WY R+59
- Johntown, TX R+76
- Sidell, KY R+76
- Dexter, IN R+52
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Minnesota 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.