Madding leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Madding typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Madding, ~12% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Madding compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Madding leans more Republican than 19 of 43 neighbors.
Madding runs about 11 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Madding leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Madding. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Madding, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Madding looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Madding 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 47%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Madding report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Madding sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Altheimer, AR D+2
- Moscow, AR R+46
- Ladd, AR D+19
- Pine Bluff, AR D+50
- Hooker, AR R+53
- Tamo, AR R+34
- Wabbaseka, AR D+7
- Tarry, AR R+31
- Sherrill, AR D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Effner, IL R+48
- Mineral Hills, MI R+25
- Keystone, WY R+37
- Wilsons Mills, ME R+30
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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.