Westwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Westwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westwood, ~47% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Westwood leans more Democratic than 11 of 16 neighbors.
Westwood runs about 95 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Westwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Westwood. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+73) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+58), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Westwood leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Westwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Westwood votes against the grain of Arkansas. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Westwood runs about 95 points more Democratic. Rural majority-Black areas vote Democratic, and about 54% of residents in Westwood are Black or African American, above 91% of neighborhoods.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Westwood, Little Rock, AR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Westwood looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 30% of adults in Westwood report food insecurity, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- 65th Street West, Little Rock, AR D+60
- John Barrow, Little Rock, AR D+65
- Wakefield, Little Rock, AR D+71
- Boyle Park, Little Rock, AR D+58
- Cloverdale Watson, Little Rock, AR D+74
- Oak Forest, Little Rock, AR D+81
- Woodland Edge, Little Rock, AR D+17
- Chicot West, Little Rock, AR D+46
- Upper Baseline, Little Rock, AR D+61
- Briarwood, Little Rock, AR D+49
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Wyoming, Albuquerque, NM D+14
- West Longview, Longview, WA R+17
- Mid-Town Belvedere, Baltimore, MD D+80
- Kaseberg-Kingswood, Roseville, CA R+4
- Royal Land, Coral Springs, FL D+22
- Downtown, Manchester, NH D+44
- Bixby Knolls, Long Beach, CA D+46
- Adams Farm, Greensboro, NC D+41
- North Charlotte, Charlotte, NC D+55
- Hamey Heights, Vancouver, WA D+32
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.