Yukon leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Yukon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yukon, ~26% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yukon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yukon leans more Democratic than 36 of 38 neighbors.
Yukon runs about 52 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Yukon is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Yukon. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+24) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+40), a spread of about 64 points.
Why Yukon 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 Yukon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Yukon votes against the grain of Arkansas. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Yukon runs about 52 points more Democratic.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Yukon, 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 Yukon looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 85% of adults in Yukon have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Winchester, AR R+14
- Tillar, AR R+21
- Reed, AR R+23
- Pickens, AR R+7
- Selma, AR Even
- Dumas, AR D+3
- Mitchellville, AR D+49
- McArthur, AR R+48
- McGehee, AR R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alamo, ND R+77
- Youngsville, OH R+69
- Cloudland, GA R+71
- Union Valley, NY R+45
- Upper Exeter, PA R+30
- Wabash, OH R+76
- Leatherwood, PA R+70
- Mitchell, IA R+42
- Vigo Park, TX R+71
- Bolles Harbor, MI R+18
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.