Norvell leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Norvell typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Norvell, ~32% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Norvell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Norvell leans more Democratic than 52 of 57 neighbors.
Norvell runs about 64 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Norvell is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Norvell. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+55) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 49 points.
Why Norvell 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 Norvell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 63% of residents in Norvell are Black or African American, about 51 points above the Arkansas average of 11%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 40% of adults in Norvell have never been married, above 93% of cities. Norvell runs against the grain of Arkansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Norvell, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Norvell looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Norvell 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 38%, about 13 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 48% of households in Norvell rent, compared to around 28% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 46% of adults in Norvell report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Earle, AR D+50
- Parkin, AR D+5
- Lansing, AR D+15
- Gladden, AR D+6
- Three Forks, AR R+23
- Jennette, AR Even
- Shell Lake, AR R+11
- Crawfordsville, AR R+19
- Heth, AR R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dublin, MS R+3
- Enola, NC R+58
- Rimrock, AZ R+33
- Fosheeton, AL R+71
- Tolar, NM R+52
- Todds Point, IL R+58
- Sugarloaf, MN R+19
- Strathmere, NJ R+24
- Lotts Creek, IA R+54
- Wortham, MO R+65
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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.