Pottsville is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Pottsville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pottsville, ~10% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pottsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pottsville leans more Republican than 43 of 58 neighbors.
Pottsville runs about 38 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pottsville. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Pottsville 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 Pottsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Pottsville drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pottsville, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pottsville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pottsville 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Pottsville have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Worthen, AR R+62
- Fowler, AR R+70
- Russellville, AR R+35
- Old Neely, AR R+68
- Atkins, AR R+65
- Galla Rock, AR R+60
- Dardanelle, AR R+49
- North Dardanelle, AR R+64
- Cotton Town, AR R+71
- Pontoon, AR R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Conowingo, MD R+53
- Homestead, PA D+49
- Alanson, MI R+25
- Geneva, IN R+65
- Sissonville, WV R+56
- Ferrum, VA R+55
- Polkton, NC R+16
- Plainview, MN R+37
- San Joaquin, CA D+24
- Moonachie, NJ R+12
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.