New Dixie is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 57% of adults in New Dixie typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Dixie, ~12% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Dixie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Dixie leans more Republican than 22 of 60 neighbors.
New Dixie runs about 28 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why New Dixie 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 Dixie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in New Dixie drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in New Dixie are family households, above 91% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; New Dixie, AR sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in New Dixie looks the way it does
Turnout in New Dixie 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.
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- Plumerville, AR R+35
- Little Italy, AR R+47
- Conway, AR R+13
- Wye, AR R+50
- Oppelo, AR R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Pecan Gap, TX R+67
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- Nason, MS R+38
- Kit Carson, CO R+71
- Salladasburg, PA R+66
- Kirtland Afb, NM Even
- High Gate, MO R+59
- Midway, IA R+44
- Hunt, AZ R+47
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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.