Sulphur City leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Sulphur City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sulphur City, ~16% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sulphur City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sulphur City leans more Republican than 12 of 54 neighbors.
Politically, Sulphur City sits close to the rest of Arkansas.
Why Sulphur City 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 Sulphur City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Sulphur City live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sulphur City, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sulphur City looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Sulphur City have more than one occupant per room, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Durham, AR R+49
- Crosses, AR R+10
- Wyola, AR R+41
- Elkins, AR R+40
- Harris, AR R+36
- Woolsey, AR R+42
- Greenland, AR R+28
- West Fork, AR R+37
- Mountain Crest, AR R+59
- Tuttle, AR R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fitzhugh, VA D+20
- Buttonwood, PA R+66
- Pitcher, NY R+50
- Storla, SD R+60
- Suiter, VA R+65
- Rosine, KY R+70
- Gnatville, AL R+85
- Ten Mile, MO R+69
- Rectortown, VA R+26
- Sioux Valley, MN R+41
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.