Parkin leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Parkin typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkin, ~25% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkin leans more Democratic than 44 of 59 neighbors.
Parkin runs about 36 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Parkin is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Parkin 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 Parkin, 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 47% of residents in Parkin are Black or African American, about 35 points above the Arkansas average of 11%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Parkin have never been married, above 91% of cities. Parkin runs against the grain of Arkansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Parkin, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Parkin looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Parkin 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 40%, about 11 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 39% of households in Parkin rent, above 94% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in Parkin report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Norvell, AR D+33
- Earle, AR D+50
- Gladden, AR D+6
- Lansing, AR D+15
- Wittsburg, AR R+72
- Shell Lake, AR R+11
- Three Forks, AR R+23
- Birdeye, AR R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dalton, NY R+52
- Jenkins, TX R+58
- Fairview, AL R+78
- Lake Bosworth, WA R+20
- Holts Corner, TN R+66
- Brunswick, NC R+17
- Barberville, FL R+63
- Verona, TN R+63
- Lovell, ME R+14
- Match, TN R+58
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.