Wrightsville leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 28% of adults in Wrightsville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wrightsville, ~19% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~72% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wrightsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wrightsville leans more Democratic than 51 of 54 neighbors.
Wrightsville runs about 67 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Wrightsville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wrightsville. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+54) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Wrightsville 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 Wrightsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wrightsville votes against the grain of Arkansas. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Wrightsville runs about 67 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Wrightsville have never been married, above 90% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wrightsville, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wrightsville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wrightsville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Wrightsville report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Wrightsville have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodson, AR R+5
- Sweet Home, AR D+60
- Hensley, AR R+48
- College Station, AR D+84
- Scott, AR R+12
- Toltec, AR R+49
- Mabelvale, AR R+13
- Orion, AR R+69
- Rose City, AR D+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mountain View, WY R+77
- Wood River, NE R+62
- Island City, OR R+46
- Cleora, OK R+56
- Malvern, IA R+39
- Pleasant City, OH R+61
- East Spencer, NC D+65
- Lenox, IA R+40
- Chappo, CA R+25
- West Decatur, PA R+62
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.