South Crossett is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 59% of adults in South Crossett typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Crossett, ~10% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Crossett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, South Crossett leans more Republican than 22 of 38 neighbors.
South Crossett runs about 35 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within South Crossett. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+78), a spread of about 80 points.
Why South Crossett 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 South Crossett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in South Crossett drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; South Crossett, AR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in South Crossett looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 24% of adults in South Crossett report food insecurity, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and South Crossett sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Crossett, AR R+32
- Gulledge, AR R+84
- Meridian, AR R+86
- North Crossett, AR R+66
- West Crossett, AR R+48
- Berlin, AR R+86
- Hamburg, AR R+66
- Milo, AR R+80
- Old Milo, AR R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Addington, OK R+71
- Hannibal, OH R+58
- Tennyson, TX R+77
- Betzer, MI R+58
- Friends Station, TN R+68
- Kissimmee, PA R+70
- Yale, SD R+61
- Big Creek, LA R+89
- Robeson Extension, PA R+70
- East Homer, NY R+40
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.