Reservoir, Little Rock, AR Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Reservoir

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Reservoir leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 57% of adults in Reservoir typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reservoir, ~38% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Reservoir compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Reservoir leans more Democratic than 5 of 13 neighbors.

Reservoir runs about 65 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Reservoir is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Reservoir. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+54) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 41 points.

Why Reservoir leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Reservoir, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Reservoir votes against the grain of Arkansas. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Reservoir runs about 65 points more Democratic.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Reservoir, Little Rock, AR sits above the national average on this measure.

Why turnout in Reservoir looks the way it does

Turnout in Reservoir sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.