Woodruff County leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Woodruff County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodruff County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodruff County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Woodruff County leans more Republican than 3 of 11 neighbors.
Woodruff County runs about 10 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Woodruff County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 70 points.
Why Woodruff County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Woodruff County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 82% of residents in Woodruff County drive to work alone, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Woodruff County sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 87% of counties).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Woodruff County, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Woodruff County looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 37% of households in Woodruff County rent, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Woodruff County report food insecurity, above 89% of counties. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Woodruff County have completed high school, below 89% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Cross County, AR R+41
- Jackson County, AR R+48
- White County, AR R+56
- Prairie County, AR R+64
- St. Francis County, AR D+18
- Monroe County, AR R+33
- Independence County, AR R+57
- Lee County, AR D+10
- Lonoke County, AR R+52
- Poinsett County, AR R+56
Counties with Similar Populations
- Bland County, VA R+68
- Pawnee County, KS R+49
- Edwards County, IL R+64
- Brown County, IL R+39
- Antelope County, NE R+71
- Lafayette County, AR R+32
- Calhoun County, WV R+65
- Teton County, MT R+60
- Moody County, SD R+40
- Osceola County, IA R+57
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.