Mountain Top is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Mountain Top typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mountain Top, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mountain Top compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mountain Top leans more Republican than 41 of 56 neighbors.
Mountain Top runs about 35 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Mountain Top 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 Mountain Top, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Mountain Top live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Mountain Top are family households, above 90% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mountain Top, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mountain Top looks the way it does
Turnout in Mountain Top 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
- Hunt, AR R+63
- Cass, AR R+67
- Wiederkehr Village, AR R+60
- Friley, AR R+62
- Oark, AR R+62
- Jethro, AR R+70
- White Oak, AR R+68
- Harmony, AR R+63
- Ozark, AR R+61
- Altus, AR R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jewell, TN R+74
- Rehoboth, AL D+77
- Kelley Town, TN R+66
- Relay, GA R+78
- Jeriel, KY R+69
- Tamarack, MN R+35
- Prince Chapel, MS R+28
- Palmer, PA R+57
- Sky Londa, CA D+48
- Holloway, MN R+44
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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.