Twentythree is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Twentythree typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Twentythree, ~10% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Twentythree compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Twentythree leans more Republican than 27 of 63 neighbors.
Twentythree runs about 37 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Twentythree. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Twentythree 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 Twentythree, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Twentythree drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Twentythree sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Twentythree are family households, above 95% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Twentythree, AR sits in the bottom tenth 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 Twentythree looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Twentythree 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 47%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Twentythree report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bald Knob, AR R+65
- Velvet Ridge, AR R+74
- Russell, AR R+71
- Providence, AR R+75
- Judsonia, AR R+69
- Worden, AR R+71
- Bradford, AR R+73
- Liberty Valley, AR R+70
- Denmark, AR R+75
- Rio Vista, AR R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Holy Cross, WI R+36
- Torrey, UT R+59
- Kendrick, MS R+80
- Terhune, IN R+59
- Moon, VA R+43
- Letcher, AL R+80
- Coosa Pines, AL R+58
- Stormont, VA R+30
- Rector, PA R+45
- Morse, CA D+16
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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.