Williford is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Williford typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Williford, ~10% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Williford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Williford leans more Republican than 9 of 51 neighbors.
Williford runs about 31 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Williford. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Williford 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 Williford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Williford hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Williford is about 94%, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Williford, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Williford looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 83% of adults in Williford have completed high school, about 7 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Williford sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ozark Acres, AR R+61
- Dennison Heights, AR R+60
- Ravenden, AR R+66
- Hardy, AR R+60
- Woodland Hills, AR R+66
- Highland, AR R+60
- Stuart, AR R+67
- Ravenden Springs, AR R+72
- Cherokee Village, AR R+54
- Wirth, AR R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nettie, WV R+64
- North Fairfield, OH R+57
- Hot Springs, MT R+41
- Falmouth, MI R+57
- Washburn, IL R+43
- Ellwood, GA R+34
- East Leroy, MI R+40
- Garnavillo, IA R+37
- Outland, SC R+34
- Shongaloo, LA R+76
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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.