Locke is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Locke typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Locke, ~10% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Locke compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Locke leans more Republican than 39 of 57 neighbors.
Locke runs about 35 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Locke 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 Locke, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Locke live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Locke, AR sits in the bottom quarter 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 Locke looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Locke have more than one occupant per room, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Locke have completed high school, below 76% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whiterock, AR R+70
- Schaberg, AR R+57
- Mountainburg, AR R+64
- Mount Gaylor, AR R+52
- Mulberry, AR R+65
- Chester, AR R+64
- Winslow, AR R+45
- Jethro, AR R+70
- Dyer, AR R+66
- Cravens, AR R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hobarton, IA R+49
- Boley Springs, AL R+84
- Frankfort, AL R+74
- Waukenabo, MN R+40
- Tulot, AR R+56
- Marion, ND R+58
- Markhams, NY R+39
- Pine Bend, MN R+10
- Port Hudson, MO R+55
- St. Lawrence, SD R+61
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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.