Meroney leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 18% of adults in Meroney typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meroney, ~8% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~82% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meroney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Meroney leans more Republican than 11 of 39 neighbors.
Meroney runs about 17 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Meroney. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+19), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Meroney 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 Meroney, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Meroney hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Meroney sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 84% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Meroney, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Meroney looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Meroney 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 31%, about 20 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 43% of households in Meroney rent, compared to around 25% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in Meroney report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gould, AR D+9
- Farelly Lake, AR R+15
- Grady, AR R+5
- Reedville, AR R+65
- Yorktown, AR R+57
- Tamo, AR R+34
- Reydell, AR R+46
- Mitchellville, AR D+49
- Moscow, AR R+46
- Pendleton, AR R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agua Dulce, CA R+36
- Annetta, TX R+62
- Warren, ME R+24
- Gaston, OR R+14
- Indian Rocks Beach, FL R+21
- Tornillo, TX Even
- Pittsfield, ME R+29
- Lima, NY R+15
- Southern Shops, SC Even
- Rice, TX R+31
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.