Spring Creek leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Spring Creek typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spring Creek, ~26% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spring Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spring Creek leans more Republican than 23 of 47 neighbors.
Spring Creek runs about 14 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Spring Creek live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Spring Creek sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Spring Creek, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Spring Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Spring Creek 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 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Spring Creek report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Spring Creek have completed high school, below 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Aubrey, AR R+15
- Vineyard, AR D+10
- Rondo, AR R+12
- Four Forks, AR Even
- Hicks, AR D+15
- Trenton, AR D+17
- Moro, AR R+41
- Marianna, AR D+45
- Felton, AR D+7
- Marvell, AR Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jaketown, MS R+38
- Hooker, AR R+53
- Kinterbish, AL D+54
- Kief, ND R+61
- Ingleside, PA R+39
- Lintner, IL R+58
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.