Red Wing is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Red Wing typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Wing, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Wing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Wing leans more Republican than 28 of 45 neighbors.
Red Wing runs about 41 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Red Wing 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 Wing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Red Wing hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Red Wing, AR sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Red Wing looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Red Wing is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Red Wing report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Red Wing have completed high school, below 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Geneva, AR R+72
- DeQueen, AR R+36
- Walnut Springs, AR R+73
- Provo, AR R+73
- Process City, AR R+64
- Lebanon, AR R+73
- Pullman, AR R+69
- Gillham, AR R+69
- Lockesburg, AR R+70
- Stringtown, AR R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zetto, GA D+9
- Miner, MT Even
- Pepper, VA R+30
- Yantisville, IL R+65
- Glencliff, GA R+76
- Yankeetown, TN R+72
- Starkenburg, MO R+63
- Minor, VA R+15
- Arnold City, PA R+25
- Joppa, IN R+52
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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.