Olyphant is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Olyphant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Olyphant, ~11% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Olyphant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Olyphant leans more Republican than 30 of 67 neighbors.
Olyphant runs about 37 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Olyphant. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Olyphant 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 Olyphant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Olyphant hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Arkansas average of 18%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Olyphant, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Olyphant looks the way it does
Turnout in Olyphant sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coffeeville, AR R+76
- Ingleside, AR R+72
- Thida, AR R+68
- Macks, AR R+71
- Horseshoe, AR R+40
- Bradford, AR R+73
- Oil Trough, AR R+67
- Jacksonport, AR R+51
- Newport, AR R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adrian, IL R+58
- Gheen, MN R+25
- DeBlois, ME R+37
- Sanco, TX R+77
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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.