Washburn is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Washburn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washburn, ~9% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Washburn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Washburn leans more Republican than 61 of 65 neighbors.
Washburn runs about 45 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Washburn 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 Washburn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Washburn drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Washburn, 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 Washburn looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Washburn own their home, about 19 points above the Arkansas average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milltown, AR R+75
- Booneville, AR R+65
- Carolan, AR R+73
- Lucas, AR R+73
- Charleston, AR R+67
- Ursula, AR R+69
- Boothe, AR R+70
- Branch, AR R+69
- Greenwood, AR R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bovill, ID R+54
- Turley, NM R+61
- Long Lake Colony, SD R+61
- Indian Island Penobscot Indian Reservation, ME R+36
- Daniel, GA R+31
- Howes, SD D+25
- Hubbertville, AL R+40
- Kansas Settlement, AZ R+41
- Marshville, ME R+36
- Ono, KY R+67
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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.