Pettus leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Pettus typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pettus, ~22% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pettus compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pettus leans more Republican than 13 of 48 neighbors.
Pettus runs about 18 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pettus. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+80), a spread of about 87 points.
Why Pettus 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 Pettus, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Pettus live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pettus sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pettus, AR sits in the bottom quarter 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 Pettus looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pettus 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 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Pettus report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Blakemore, AR R+62
- Seaton, AR R+65
- Cobbs, AR R+44
- Lonoke, AR R+47
- Keo, AR R+48
- Toltec, AR R+49
- Carlisle, AR R+64
- Geridge, AR R+58
- Coy, AR R+66
- England, AR R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rural, WI R+28
- Swiftcurrent, MT D+39
- West Conesville, NY R+37
- Lyon, MO R+64
- Melvin, OH R+66
- Verlot, WA R+23
- Bradgate, IA R+54
- New Philadelphia, IL R+50
- Johnsonville, IN R+62
- Stronach, MI R+32
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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.