Mansfield is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Mansfield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mansfield, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mansfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mansfield leans more Republican than 25 of 60 neighbors.
Mansfield runs about 37 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mansfield. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Mansfield 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 Mansfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Mansfield drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mansfield sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 86% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mansfield, 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 Mansfield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mansfield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in Mansfield have completed high school, below 73% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Huntington, AR R+70
- Fox Hill, AR R+65
- Boothe, AR R+70
- Elm Park, AR R+72
- Oliver, AR R+66
- Milltown, AR R+75
- Hon, AR R+76
- Frog Town, AR R+66
- Midland, AR R+65
- Lucas, AR R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Webster, GA R+16
- Kinderhook, NY D+10
- Wares Crossroads, GA R+50
- Brownsville, OR R+37
- Conneaut Lakeshore, PA R+34
- Whitley City, KY R+72
- Parkside, PA D+22
- Argyle, NY R+34
- Pomaria, SC R+58
- Fawn Grove, PA R+54
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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.