Red Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Red Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Springs, ~13% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Springs leans more Republican than 27 of 42 neighbors.
Red Springs runs about 22 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Red Springs. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Red Springs 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 Red Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Red Springs live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Red Springs, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Red Springs looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Red Springs report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whelen Springs, AR R+65
- Gurdon, AR R+24
- Curtis, AR R+58
- Smithton, AR R+57
- Sycamore, AR R+52
- Sayre, AR R+26
- Ouachita, AR R+63
- Sparkman, AR R+58
- Reader, AR R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sugarloaf, MN R+19
- Norvell, AR D+33
- New Columbia, IL R+68
- Ladentown, NY R+10
- Bradley, MS R+51
- Lotts Creek, IA R+54
- Indian Castle, NY R+46
- Numa, IA R+58
- Wild Rice, ND R+31
- Hightown, VA R+44
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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.