Weathers is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Weathers typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weathers, ~8% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weathers compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weathers leans more Republican than 35 of 49 neighbors.
Weathers runs about 34 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Weathers 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 Weathers, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Weathers live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Weathers sits in the bottom quarter (about 3%, in the bottom fraction of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Weathers are family households, above 93% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Weathers, AR sits in the bottom 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 Weathers looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in Weathers have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Weathers sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Weathers have completed high school, below 75% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Wharton, AR R+65
- Purdy, AR R+65
- Witter, AR R+65
- George, AR R+59
- Ponca, AR R+55
- Aurora, AR R+64
- Stoverville, AR R+52
- Drakes Creek, AR R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Amigo, WV R+69
- Witten, SD R+71
- Granite, CO R+8
- Franklin Depot, NY R+29
- Fredonia, AR R+54
- Freedom, KY R+73
- Stovertown, OH R+59
- Caborn, IN R+47
- Bullock Creek, MI R+26
- South Dover, ME R+30
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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.