Walnut Ridge is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Walnut Ridge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walnut Ridge, ~14% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walnut Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walnut Ridge leans more Republican than 3 of 53 neighbors.
Walnut Ridge runs about 26 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Walnut Ridge. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Walnut Ridge 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 Walnut Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Walnut Ridge drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Walnut Ridge, AR sits in the top 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 Walnut Ridge looks the way it does
Turnout in Walnut Ridge sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hoxie, AR R+63
- College City, AR R+73
- Minturn, AR R+66
- Portia, AR R+72
- Coffman, AR R+70
- Sedgwick, AR R+66
- Fender, AR R+65
- Walnut Corner, AR R+73
- Black Rock, AR R+69
- Powhatan, AR R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wadsworth, IL D+4
- Edinburg, VA R+49
- Blountstown, FL R+44
- Cropwell, AL R+66
- Lanexa, VA R+27
- Fairfield, TX R+55
- South Barrington, IL R+7
- Calhan, CO R+58
- Bolton, MA D+28
- Cloverdale, IN R+57
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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.