Newport leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Newport typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newport, ~15% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newport leans more Republican than 1 of 62 neighbors.
Newport runs about 7 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Newport. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+60), a spread of about 66 points.
Why Newport 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 Newport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Newport votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, well above the Arkansas average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Newport sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 83% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Newport, AR does.
Why turnout in Newport looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Newport 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 45%, about 7 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Newport rent, above 92% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Newport report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Diaz, AR R+48
- Murphys Corner, AR R+59
- Campbell Station, AR R+47
- Jacksonport, AR R+51
- Horseshoe, AR R+40
- Fitzgerald, AR R+59
- Remmel, AR R+54
- Macks, AR R+71
- Tuckerman, AR R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Breckenridge, CO D+24
- Needville, TX R+50
- Milan, IL R+9
- Halfway, MD R+24
- Piney Flats, TN R+55
- Caseyville, IL R+8
- Northwest Harborcreek, PA R+5
- Belle Plaine, MN R+29
- Crosswicks, NJ D+15
- Sinton, TX R+15
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.