Otter Creek Crystal is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Otter Creek Crystal typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Otter Creek Crystal, ~49% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Otter Creek Crystal compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Otter Creek Crystal leans more Democratic than 2 of 5 neighbors.
Otter Creek Crystal runs about 83 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Otter Creek Crystal is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Otter Creek Crystal. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+22), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Otter Creek Crystal leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Otter Creek Crystal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Otter Creek Crystal votes against the grain of Arkansas. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Otter Creek Crystal runs about 83 points more Democratic. Rural majority-Black areas vote Democratic, and about 54% of residents in Otter Creek Crystal are Black or African American, above 91% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Otter Creek Crystal, Little Rock, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Otter Creek Crystal looks the way it does
Turnout in Otter Creek Crystal sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Chicot West, Little Rock, AR D+46
- Westwood, Little Rock, AR D+65
- 65th Street West, Little Rock, AR D+60
- Cloverdale Watson, Little Rock, AR D+74
- Woodland Edge, Little Rock, AR D+17
- John Barrow, Little Rock, AR D+65
- Upper Baseline, Little Rock, AR D+61
- Wakefield, Little Rock, AR D+71
- Boyle Park, Little Rock, AR D+58
- Rock Creek, Little Rock, AR D+12
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Holiday Hill, Jacksonville, FL D+18
- Central, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Downtown Glendale, Glendale, AZ D+16
- Forest Hills, Tampa, FL R+8
- Haller Lake, Seattle, WA D+60
- Florida Center, Orlando, FL D+21
- Downtown Riverside, Riverside, CA D+20
- DMV, San Bernardino, CA D+27
- Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis, MN D+66
- Lakewood, Sunnyvale, CA D+30
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.