Tulip is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Tulip typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tulip, ~14% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tulip compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tulip leans more Republican than 13 of 32 neighbors.
Tulip runs about 27 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tulip. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+79), a spread of about 84 points.
Why Tulip 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 Tulip, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Tulip live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Tulip sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Tulip, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Tulip looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Tulip own their home, about 12 points above the Arkansas average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Carthage, AR R+3
- Princeton, AR R+10
- Ivan, AR R+65
- Ramsey, AR R+64
- Ivy, AR R+60
- Lono, AR R+30
- Leola, AR R+70
- Manning, AR R+16
- Staves, AR R+79
- Cross Roads, AR R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Knowlton Heights, ID R+49
- Fork Mountain, TN R+71
- Ino, VA R+43
- Pittsburgh Junction, OH R+60
- Washington Center, MO R+67
- Perintown, OH R+32
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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.