Newhope is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Newhope typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newhope, ~6% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newhope compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newhope leans more Republican than 35 of 39 neighbors.
Newhope runs about 49 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Newhope 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 Newhope, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Newhope are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Newhope, 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 Newhope looks the way it does
Turnout in Newhope 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
- Langley, AR R+83
- Burg, AR R+76
- Umpire, AR R+76
- Daisy, AR R+82
- Dierks, AR R+69
- Nathan, AR R+73
- Kirby, AR R+81
- Lebanon, AR R+73
- Hopper, AR R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Congress, OH R+60
- Daws, NY R+28
- Clitherall, MN R+46
- Union City, KY R+48
- Wheeler, MS R+80
- Silver Lake, NJ D+31
- Vicey, VA R+69
- Mount Vernon, KS R+64
- Fleetville, PA R+24
- Massena, IA R+59
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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.