Pendleton is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Pendleton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pendleton, ~9% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pendleton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pendleton leans more Republican than 27 of 35 neighbors.
Pendleton runs about 21 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pendleton. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Pendleton 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 Pendleton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Pendleton live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Pendleton, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pendleton looks the way it does
Turnout in Pendleton sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Back Gate, AR R+49
- Red Fork, AR R+45
- Gillett, AR R+53
- Tichnor, AR R+60
- Mitchellville, AR D+49
- Dumas, AR D+3
- Gould, AR D+9
- Farelly Lake, AR R+15
- Reedville, AR R+65
- Watson, AR R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Satin, TX R+68
- Mont Ida, KS R+68
- Susank, KS R+69
- Renfrow, OK R+68
- Turkville, KS R+73
- Redlawn, VA R+40
- Absaraka, ND R+46
- Prismatic, MS D+65
- Coreys, NY D+14
- Queen City, PA R+49
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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.