Pocahontas is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Pocahontas typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pocahontas, ~13% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pocahontas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pocahontas leans more Republican than 5 of 58 neighbors.
Pocahontas runs about 29 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pocahontas. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pocahontas votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 25%, modestly above the Arkansas average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pocahontas sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Pocahontas, AR sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Pocahontas looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pocahontas 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 47%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Pocahontas, AR R+57
- Lorine, AR R+63
- Cedar Grove, AR R+70
- Shannon, AR R+66
- Noland, AR R+68
- Fender, AR R+65
- Elevenpoint, AR R+73
- Ingram, AR R+71
- Biggers, AR R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kenai, AK R+28
- Chillicothe, MO R+46
- Kempner, TX R+52
- Walkertown, NC R+24
- Red Bank, SC R+43
- South Haven, MI Even
- Coarsegold, CA R+29
- Parsons, KS R+25
- Jefferson, LA D+7
- Triangle, VA D+43
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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.