Rockport is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Rockport typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rockport, ~15% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rockport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rockport leans more Republican than 17 of 52 neighbors.
Rockport runs about 23 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rockport. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Rockport 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 Rockport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rockport votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, well above the Arkansas average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Rockport, 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 Rockport looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rockport 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 46%, about 5 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jones Mill, AR R+63
- Malvern, AR R+40
- Butterfield, AR R+64
- Perla, AR R+18
- Jones Mills, AR R+63
- Gifford, AR R+65
- Magnet Cove, AR R+68
- Glen Rose, AR R+66
- Traskwood, AR R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cedar Glen, CA R+32
- Daviston, AL R+77
- Carnes, IA R+52
- Paris, MS R+70
- Fox, OH R+55
- Cleveland, UT R+76
- Springtown, PA R+36
- Oklahoma, PA R+31
- Ford, WA D+7
- Patterson Heights, PA R+21
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.