Wittsburg is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Wittsburg typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wittsburg, ~8% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wittsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wittsburg leans more Republican than 37 of 47 neighbors.
Wittsburg runs about 41 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wittsburg. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+75), a spread of about 80 points.
Why Wittsburg 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 Wittsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Wittsburg hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Wittsburg are family households, above 81% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wittsburg, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wittsburg looks the way it does
Turnout in Wittsburg sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wynne, AR R+35
- Newcastle, AR R+61
- Meadow Cliff, AR R+33
- Colt, AR R+41
- Parkin, AR D+5
- Caldwell, AR R+36
- Gladden, AR D+6
- Birdeye, AR R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zaidee, GA R+66
- Sunnyhill, TN D+19
- Inguadona, MN R+30
- Lebo, MO R+70
- East Poestenkill, NY R+24
- Wakpala, SD D+58
- Newbold, WI R+18
- Ben Avon Heights, PA D+17
- Springbrook, ND R+78
- Whitehurst, NC R+16
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.