Shannon Hills leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Shannon Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shannon Hills, ~24% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shannon Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shannon Hills leans more Republican than 15 of 51 neighbors.
Shannon Hills runs about 15 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Shannon Hills. The west side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+38), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Shannon Hills 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 Shannon Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Shannon Hills votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 44%, far above the Arkansas average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Shannon Hills, AR sits below the national average 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 Shannon Hills looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Shannon Hills 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 Shannon Hills report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mabelvale, AR R+13
- Vimy Ridge, AR R+62
- Alexander, AR R+32
- Bryant, AR R+25
- Bauxite, AR R+65
- Little Rock, AR R+4
- Sardis, AR R+72
- Hensley, AR R+48
- Detonti, AR R+65
- Benton, AR R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Louisville, GA D+23
- Afton, TN R+69
- Pine Grove, CA R+29
- Schriever, LA R+53
- Success, MO R+9
- Johnson, AR R+8
- Boylston, MA D+11
- Gordon, GA R+30
- Indian Wells, CA R+3
- Franksville, WI R+26
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.