Mellwood leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Mellwood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mellwood, ~20% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mellwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mellwood leans more Republican than 24 of 43 neighbors.
Mellwood runs about 22 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mellwood. The east side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+33), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Mellwood 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 Mellwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Mellwood live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mellwood, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mellwood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mellwood 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 44%, about 7 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Mellwood rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Mellwood report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ferguson, AR R+10
- Rochdale, MS R+20
- Lambrook, AR Even
- Elaine, AR D+17
- Hillhouse, MS R+16
- Ethel, AR R+69
- Rena Lara, MS R+43
- Sherard, MS R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leupp Corner, AZ R+9
- Limestone, AR R+65
- Klondike, PA R+51
- Logandale, NV R+61
- Lyman, SD R+47
- Kellacey, KY R+64
- White Oaks, NM R+55
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.