Swifton is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Swifton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Swifton, ~13% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Swifton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Swifton leans more Republican than 10 of 56 neighbors.
Swifton runs about 25 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Swifton 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 Swifton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Swifton drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Swifton fits that profile on both counts.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Swifton, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Swifton looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 38% of households in Swifton rent, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Swifton sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Swifton sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alicia, AR R+65
- Strangers Home, AR R+65
- Tuckerman, AR R+54
- Dowdy, AR R+68
- Chilson, AR R+69
- Cash, AR R+74
- Saffell, AR R+75
- Egypt, AR R+70
- Grubbs, AR R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dawson, TX R+63
- Jonesville, TX R+57
- Gable, SC R+8
- Port O'Connor, TX R+65
- Irma, WI R+33
- Barren Springs, VA R+70
- Oppelo, AR R+67
- Olivier, LA R+19
- Mannsville, OK R+72
- Ridgeland, WI R+38
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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.