Smackover leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Smackover typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smackover, ~16% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smackover compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Smackover leans more Republican than 14 of 48 neighbors.
Smackover runs about 17 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Smackover. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Smackover 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 Smackover, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Smackover votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, modestly above the Arkansas average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Smackover, AR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Smackover looks the way it does
Turnout in Smackover sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Standard Umpstead, AR R+58
- Snow Hill, AR R+72
- Norphlet, AR R+64
- Louann, AR R+69
- Quinn, AR R+57
- Liberty, AR R+59
- Kirkland, AR R+65
- Lisbon, AR R+59
- Parkers Chapel, AR R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Deep Gap, NC R+29
- Earleville, MD R+47
- Spout Spring, VA R+48
- Mayville, ND R+33
- Oglala, SD D+61
- Berkeley Lake, GA Even
- Orondo, WA R+27
- Hoboken, AL R+15
- Salem, MI R+11
- Lone Pine, CA R+5
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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.