Mount Sherman is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Mount Sherman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Sherman, ~15% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Sherman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Sherman leans more Republican than 8 of 54 neighbors.
Mount Sherman runs about 27 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Mount Sherman 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 Mount Sherman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Mount Sherman 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; Mount Sherman, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Sherman looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Sherman sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mossville, AR R+55
- Jasper, AR R+63
- Erbie, AR R+53
- Parthenon, AR R+56
- Compton, AR R+57
- Pruitt, AR R+63
- Ponca, AR R+55
- Stoverville, AR R+52
- Murray, AR R+61
- Marble Falls, AR R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allred, TN R+71
- Crow Rock, MT R+85
- West Swanton, VT R+31
- Sexton, IN R+66
- Timothy, TN R+74
- Crystal, KY R+66
- West Vindex, MD R+67
- Lake End, LA D+22
- Octave, AZ R+53
- Learned, MS R+44
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.