Penrose is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Penrose typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Penrose, ~7% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Penrose compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Penrose leans more Republican than 50 of 51 neighbors.
Penrose runs about 45 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Penrose 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 Penrose, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Penrose hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Penrose sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Penrose, 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 Penrose looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Penrose 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 48%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Penrose rent, above 85% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Penrose report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Morton, AR R+75
- Hillemann, AR R+69
- Fair Oaks, AR R+75
- Pumpkin Bend, AR R+73
- McCrory, AR R+54
- Tilton, AR R+74
- Wiville, AR R+73
- Hunter, AR R+74
- Patterson, AR R+44
- Riverside, AR R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alton, KS R+79
- Martinsville, WI D+14
- Cutlips, WV R+62
- Saddle, AR R+65
- Maxville, WI R+37
- Sheltons, LA R+48
- Sheppard, AR R+41
- Coffman, MO R+58
- Stotesbury, MO R+67
- Struble, IA R+60
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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.