Wyola leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Wyola typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wyola, ~16% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wyola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wyola leans more Republican than 16 of 52 neighbors.
Wyola runs about 11 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wyola. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Wyola 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 Wyola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Wyola live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wyola, 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 Wyola looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 9% of homes in Wyola have more than one occupant per room, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Winslow, AR R+45
- Woolsey, AR R+42
- Sulphur City, AR R+34
- Mount Gaylor, AR R+52
- Durham, AR R+49
- West Fork, AR R+37
- Mountain Crest, AR R+59
- Blackburn, AR R+45
- Crosses, AR R+10
- Elkins, AR R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- McClave, CO R+59
- Logtown, NY R+35
- Ruby, MI R+47
- Lower Dennysville, ME R+26
- Pharoah, OK R+60
- Crane, OR R+62
- Kline, SC D+2
- Mitchellville, SC R+21
- New Corydon, IN R+74
- North Newport, NH R+27
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.