Woolsey leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Woolsey typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woolsey, ~17% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woolsey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woolsey leans more Republican than 17 of 50 neighbors.
Woolsey runs about 11 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Woolsey leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Woolsey. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Woolsey, 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 Woolsey looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Woolsey have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Fork, AR R+37
- Winslow, AR R+45
- Wyola, AR R+41
- Blackburn, AR R+45
- Sulphur City, AR R+34
- Greenland, AR R+28
- Mount Gaylor, AR R+52
- Crosses, AR R+10
- Durham, AR R+49
- Strickler, AR R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yellow Pine, ID R+41
- Alanreed, TX R+89
- Zigzag, OR Even
- Kerlin, AR R+33
- Belden, CA R+3
- Moravia, OK R+77
- Matinicus, ME D+29
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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.