Piney leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Piney typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Piney, ~16% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Piney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Piney leans more Republican than 5 of 46 neighbors.
Piney runs about 9 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Piney. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Piney 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 Piney, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Piney votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 53%, far above the Arkansas average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Piney, AR does.
Why turnout in Piney looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Piney 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 43%, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 46% of households in Piney rent, compared to around 23% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Piney report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rockwell, AR R+39
- Hot Springs, AR R+24
- Mountain Pine, AR R+51
- Royal, AR R+56
- Euclid Heights, AR R+35
- Pearcy, AR R+57
- Lake Hamilton, AR R+63
- Pettyview, AR R+65
- Lake Catherine, AR R+49
- Crystal Springs, AR R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Olivet, MI R+35
- New Boston, NH R+8
- Rexford, NY D+9
- Holley, NY R+39
- East Harwich, MA D+16
- Boalsburg, PA D+21
- Webberville, MI R+33
- Seabeck, WA R+14
- Ivanhoe, CA R+2
- Hiawassee, GA R+54
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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.