Bradley leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Bradley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bradley, ~12% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bradley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bradley leans more Republican than 14 of 53 neighbors.
Bradley runs about 13 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bradley. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Bradley 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 Bradley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Bradley live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bradley sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 96% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Bradley are family households, above 77% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Bradley, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bradley looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bradley 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 45%, about 7 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Bradley report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 64% of adults in Bradley have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gin City, AR R+41
- Kizer, AR R+47
- Canfield, AR R+50
- Canale, AR R+42
- State Line, AR R+60
- Carterville, LA R+70
- Bolinger, LA R+54
- Taylor, AR R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Keethtown, MO R+74
- Cedar Hills Estates, AL R+72
- Saginaw, MO R+58
- Millville, OH R+61
- Villa Cavazos, TX R+11
- Vale, SD R+78
- Buda, IL R+45
- Luxemburg, IA R+46
- Brandon, OH R+58
- Epworth, OH R+61
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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.