Seaton is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Seaton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seaton, ~6% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seaton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Seaton leans more Republican than 29 of 43 neighbors.
Seaton runs about 34 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Seaton. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Seaton 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 Seaton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Seaton hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Seaton sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 91% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Seaton, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Seaton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Seaton 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%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Seaton report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Seaton have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Blakemore, AR R+62
- Hamilton, AR R+79
- Coy, AR R+66
- Humnoke, AR R+48
- Pettus, AR R+12
- Geridge, AR R+58
- England, AR R+34
- Brummitt, AR R+69
- Keo, AR R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfordsville, IN R+70
- Rockville, RI R+12
- Monie, MD R+49
- Curby, IN R+54
- Hunt, ID R+72
- Tatitlek, AK R+19
- Caney Valley, AR R+75
- Canoncito, NM D+17
- Calis, WV R+63
- Pleasure Valley, IN R+61
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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.