Mount Tabor is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Mount Tabor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Tabor, ~18% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Tabor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Tabor leans more Republican than 7 of 35 neighbors.
Mount Tabor runs about 20 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Tabor. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Mount Tabor 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 Tabor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Mount Tabor live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Mount Tabor, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Tabor looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Tabor sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jessieville, AR R+47
- Crystal Springs Landing, AR R+55
- Blakely, AR R+52
- Mountain Pine, AR R+51
- Wing, AR R+69
- Crystal Springs, AR R+58
- Royal, AR R+56
- Story, AR R+67
- Steve, AR R+68
- Joplin, AR R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alcova, WY R+74
- Rockleigh, NJ R+11
- New Miner, WI R+42
- Galilee, PA R+38
- Maxbass, ND R+64
- Callicoon Center, NY R+3
- Ellisville, KY R+62
- Gerster, MO R+66
- Yellowbud, OH R+55
- Sierra Vista, NM R+22
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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.