Sevier County is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Sevier County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sevier County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sevier County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Sevier County leans more Republican than 5 of 8 neighbors.
Sevier County runs about 19 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Sevier County. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Sevier County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Sevier County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Sevier County hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 18%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Sevier County, AR does.
Why turnout in Sevier County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sevier County 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%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Sevier County report food insecurity, above 93% of counties. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Sevier County have completed high school, below 98% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Little River County, AR R+45
- Howard County, AR R+33
- McCurtain County, OK R+55
- Polk County, AR R+63
- Bowie County, TX R+29
- Pike County, AR R+69
- Hempstead County, AR R+18
- Miller County, AR R+26
- Montgomery County, AR R+67
- Red River County, TX R+51
Counties with Similar Populations
- Brunswick County, VA D+13
- Sequatchie County, TN R+68
- Benton County, TN R+64
- Richland County, IL R+50
- Van Buren County, AR R+63
- Neosho County, KS R+48
- Otoe County, NE R+39
- Osage County, KS R+49
- Casey County, KY R+72
- Leon County, TX R+69
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.