Center Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Center Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Center Grove, ~8% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Center Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Center Grove leans more Republican than 42 of 46 neighbors.
Center Grove runs about 44 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Center Grove 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 Center Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Center Grove are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Center Grove, 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 Center Grove looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Center Grove own their home, about 15 points above the Arkansas average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Prague, AR R+61
- Sheridan, AR R+69
- Jefferson, AR R+64
- Orion, AR R+69
- Redfield, AR R+70
- Pastoria, AR R+52
- Cross Roads, AR R+78
- White Hall, AR R+20
- Wright, AR R+18
- Grapevine, AR R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mesa, MS R+13
- Calypso, NC R+47
- Cairo, OH R+66
- Lyle, MN R+41
- Bailey Lakes, OH R+61
- Holden Beach, NC R+37
- Funkstown, MD R+15
- Oak Forest, KY R+68
- Little Rapids, WI R+22
- Bellwood, FL R+46
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.