Vendor is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Vendor typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vendor, ~7% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vendor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vendor leans more Republican than 53 of 55 neighbors.
Vendor runs about 43 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Vendor. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Vendor 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 Vendor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Vendor live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Vendor sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Vendor are family households, above 84% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Vendor, AR sits in the bottom tenth 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 Vendor looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Vendor have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of cities. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Vendor rent, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Judea, AR R+74
- Hasty, AR R+70
- Jasper, AR R+63
- Pruitt, AR R+63
- Bass, AR R+74
- Parthenon, AR R+56
- Mossville, AR R+55
- Mount Sherman, AR R+57
- Wayton, AR R+56
- Yardelle, AR R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Potterville, GA R+37
- Graysontown, VA R+57
- Plainview, IL R+53
- Howes Mill, MO R+70
- McCaskill, AR R+57
- Johnson, NY R+33
- Orchard Hill, GA R+13
- McElveen, MS R+41
- Cavour, SD R+60
- Blantons, VA R+3
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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.