Marianna leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Marianna typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marianna, ~48% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marianna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marianna leans more Democratic than 49 of 52 neighbors.
Marianna runs about 75 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Marianna is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Marianna. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+60) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 68 points.
Why Marianna 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 Marianna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Marianna is about 20%, about 52 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Marianna have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Marianna runs against the grain of Arkansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Marianna, AR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Marianna looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Marianna sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Four Forks, AR Even
- Felton, AR D+7
- Lagrange, AR R+57
- Aubrey, AR R+15
- Rondo, AR R+12
- Spring Creek, AR R+16
- Haynes, AR R+14
- Brickeys, AR R+19
- Vineyard, AR D+10
- Moro, AR R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dresden, TN R+67
- Valley Grande, AL R+31
- Manila, AR R+62
- Cream Ridge, NJ R+33
- Galena, IL D+5
- Pennside, PA R+7
- Gouldsboro, PA R+25
- Huxley, IA R+19
- Gobles, MI R+29
- Lafayette, NJ R+27
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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.