Perrytown is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Perrytown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perrytown, ~12% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Perrytown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Perrytown leans more Republican than 29 of 44 neighbors.
Perrytown runs about 25 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Perrytown 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 Perrytown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Perrytown drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Perrytown, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Perrytown looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Perrytown 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 45%, about 6 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Perrytown rent, compared to around 18% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Perrytown report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hope, AR D+6
- Emmet, AR R+62
- Oakhaven, AR R+39
- Shover Springs, AR R+70
- Garlandville, AR R+54
- Guernsey, AR R+36
- Sutton, AR R+73
- Piney Grove, AR R+37
- Washington, AR R+24
- Spring Hill, AR R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wyodak, WY R+81
- Skidmore, MO R+66
- Greig, NY R+46
- Mack, MS D+15
- Mabel, FL R+46
- Wealthy, TX R+73
- El Paso, WI R+30
- Carlisle, NY R+45
- Carson, ND R+72
- Mad River, CA R+20
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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.