Neal Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Neal Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Neal Springs, ~8% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Neal Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Neal Springs leans more Republican than 14 of 46 neighbors.
Neal Springs runs about 34 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Neal Springs leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Neal Springs. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Neal Springs, 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 Neal Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Neal Springs 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 47%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Neal Springs report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Neal Springs have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Horatio, AR R+66
- Winthrop, AR R+73
- Williamson, AR R+74
- Walnut Springs, AR R+73
- Process City, AR R+64
- Stringtown, AR R+72
- Chapel Hill, AR R+68
- DeQueen, AR R+36
- Shinewell, OK R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Aberdeen, WA R+23
- Willhoit, MO R+68
- Windsor, ND R+60
- Hope, MO R+70
- Paradise Hot Springs, ID 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.