Sheridan is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Sheridan typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sheridan, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sheridan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sheridan leans more Republican than 33 of 43 neighbors.
Sheridan runs about 38 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sheridan. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Sheridan 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 Sheridan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sheridan votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, modestly above the Arkansas average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Sheridan, AR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sheridan looks the way it does
Turnout in Sheridan sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Center Grove, AR R+74
- Cross Roads, AR R+78
- Prattsville, AR R+75
- Prague, AR R+61
- Sardis, AR R+72
- Orion, AR R+69
- Ivy, AR R+60
- Tull, AR R+75
- Jefferson, AR R+64
- Grapevine, AR R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cheat Lake, WV R+7
- Haledon, NJ D+15
- Lincoln University, PA Even
- Wright City, MO R+46
- Kingstree, SC D+43
- Wauseon, OH R+42
- White Horse, NJ D+3
- Fairfield, AL D+89
- Diamondhead, MS R+46
- Wareham Center, MA Even
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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.