Stephens is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Stephens typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stephens, ~33% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stephens compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Stephens leans more Democratic than 12 of 15 neighbors.
Stephens runs about 101 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Stephens is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Stephens. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+90) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+58), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Stephens leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Stephens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Stephens votes against the grain of Arkansas. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Stephens runs about 101 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Stephens have never been married, above 85% of neighborhoods.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Stephens, Little Rock, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Stephens looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Stephens 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 41%, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Stephens report food insecurity, above 91% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Stephens sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Oak Forest, Little Rock, AR D+81
- Hillcrest, Little Rock, AR D+43
- Boyle Park, Little Rock, AR D+58
- Briarwood, Little Rock, AR D+49
- Heights, Little Rock, AR D+19
- South End, Little Rock, AR D+92
- Downtown Little Rock, Little Rock, AR D+70
- Midtown, Little Rock, AR D+32
- Wakefield, Little Rock, AR D+71
- John Barrow, Little Rock, AR D+65
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Huguenot, Richmond, VA D+21
- Las Vistas, Tucson, AZ D+44
- Nassau Shores, East Massapequa, NY R+33
- Fair Oaks, North Fair Oaks, CA D+54
- Augusta Street Area, Greenville, SC R+4
- Springfield, Jacksonville, FL D+51
- South Amherst, Amherst, MA D+71
- Marriott's Griffin Gate Golf Culb, Lexington, KY D+57
- Fourth Street Historic District, Massillon, OH R+6
- San Miguel, Sunnyvale, CA D+35
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.