New Augusta is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 39% of adults in New Augusta typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Augusta, ~9% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Augusta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Augusta leans more Republican than 12 of 67 neighbors.
New Augusta runs about 23 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within New Augusta. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 29 points.
Why New Augusta 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 New Augusta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in New Augusta live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and New Augusta sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 89% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; New Augusta, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in New Augusta looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. New Augusta 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 48%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in New Augusta report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in New Augusta have completed high school, below 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Augusta, AR R+18
- Rio Vista, AR R+71
- Riverside, AR R+66
- Patterson, AR R+44
- Worden, AR R+71
- McCrory, AR R+54
- Russell, AR R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zeeland, ND R+68
- Alexandria, NE R+68
- Terre Haute, IL R+50
- East Krok, WI R+47
- Crittenden, NY R+43
- Easton, KY R+64
- Roy, LA R+76
- West Branch, NY R+50
- Rummerfield, PA R+58
- Irma, LA R+25
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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.