Wattensaw is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Wattensaw typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wattensaw, ~9% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wattensaw compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wattensaw leans more Republican than 31 of 51 neighbors.
Wattensaw runs about 36 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wattensaw. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Wattensaw 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 Wattensaw, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Wattensaw drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Wattensaw sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wattensaw, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wattensaw looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wattensaw is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lonoke, AR R+47
- Ward, AR R+63
- Carlisle, AR R+64
- Hayley, AR R+75
- Screeton, AR R+72
- Austin, AR R+57
- Parnell, AR R+67
- Cabot, AR R+51
- Beebe, AR R+58
- Barrentine Corner, AR R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Butlers Crossroads, NC R+36
- Esmont, VA D+2
- Sanostee, NM D+26
- Creighton, MO R+62
- Chunky, MS R+73
- Hennepin, IL R+30
- Bellefonte, KY R+31
- Culbertson, NE R+75
- Montrose, AL R+47
- Ashland, MT R+5
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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.