McDougal is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 69% of adults in McDougal typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McDougal, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McDougal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McDougal leans more Republican than 35 of 57 neighbors.
McDougal runs about 40 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why McDougal 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 McDougal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In McDougal, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Rural areas vote Republican, and McDougal sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 90% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; McDougal, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in McDougal looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in McDougal own their home, about 15 points above the Arkansas average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Pollard, AR R+70
- Boydsville, AR R+71
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- Crockett, AR R+63
- Neelyville, MO R+69
- Greenway, AR R+67
- Oglesville, MO R+71
- Corning, AR R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Acworth, NH R+27
- Selea, PA R+74
- New Salisbury, OH R+62
- Dover, IN R+51
- Pine Flat, AL R+79
- Dodson, MT R+60
- Teller, AK D+33
- Arapahoe, CO R+74
- Sutter, IL R+58
- Hornby, NY R+39
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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.