Witherspoon is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Witherspoon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Witherspoon, ~8% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Witherspoon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Witherspoon leans more Republican than 38 of 51 neighbors.
Witherspoon runs about 35 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Witherspoon. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 65 points.
Why Witherspoon 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 Witherspoon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Witherspoon hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Witherspoon sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 80% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Witherspoon, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Witherspoon looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Witherspoon have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Joan, AR R+22
- Friendship, AR R+73
- Central, AR R+58
- Caddo Valley, AR R+22
- Donaldson, AR R+74
- Arkadelphia, AR R+4
- Round Hill, AR R+57
- Griffithtown, AR R+21
- Caney, AR R+70
- Dalark, AR R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Red Star, AR R+64
- Warwick, KS R+77
- Rinard, IA R+56
- Nopal, TX R+69
- Wenona, NC R+32
- Shannon, TX R+83
- Medix Run, PA R+60
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.