Phillips County, AR Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Phillips County

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Phillips County leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Phillips County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Phillips County, ~36% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Phillips County compares

Among counties within 50 miles, Phillips County leans more Democratic than 8 of 11 neighbors.

Phillips County runs about 51 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Phillips County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by city within Phillips County. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 57 points.

Why Phillips County leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Phillips County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Phillips County votes against the grain of Arkansas. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Phillips County runs about 51 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 44% of adults in Phillips County have never been married, above 96% of counties.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Phillips County, 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 Phillips County looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Phillips County 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 41%, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 47% of households in Phillips County rent, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Phillips County report food insecurity, above 98% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.