Partee leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Partee typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Partee, ~29% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Partee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Partee is the most Democratic-leaning.
Partee runs about 55 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Partee is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Partee. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+58) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+75), a spread of about 133 points.
Why Partee 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 Partee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Partee votes against the grain of Arkansas. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Partee runs about 55 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 41% of adults in Partee have never been married, above 94% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Partee, 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 Partee looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Partee 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 43%, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Partee report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Partee sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Magnolia, AR R+6
- Dodson, AR R+53
- Free Hope, AR R+49
- Kerlin, AR R+33
- Waldo, AR R+21
- Lumber, AR R+66
- McNeil, AR R+20
- Brister, AR R+43
- Lydesdale, AR R+32
- Emerson, AR R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lake Carey, PA R+44
- La Cueva, NM D+18
- Strathcona, MN R+48
- Thurston, OR R+23
- Scott, OH R+64
- Longview, VA R+31
- Carroll, NE R+72
- Lees Station, TN R+74
- Preston, VA R+44
- McCarr, KY R+74
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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.