DeValls Bluff leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 58% of adults in DeValls Bluff typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in DeValls Bluff, ~16% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How DeValls Bluff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, DeValls Bluff leans more Republican than 12 of 44 neighbors.
DeValls Bluff runs about 16 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within DeValls Bluff. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 16 points.
Why DeValls Bluff 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 DeValls Bluff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in DeValls Bluff drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; DeValls Bluff, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in DeValls Bluff looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 40% of households in DeValls Bluff rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and DeValls Bluff sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in DeValls Bluff have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mesa, AR R+76
- Fredonia, AR R+54
- Tollville, AR R+78
- Biscoe, AR R+59
- Brasfield, AR R+77
- Hazen, AR R+55
- Hickory Plains, AR R+72
- Clarendon, AR R+52
- Slovak, AR R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elko, GA R+40
- Ellerton, OH R+38
- Tazlina, AK R+29
- Pattonsburg, MO R+68
- Key Colony Beach, FL R+35
- Fairview, MO R+72
- Larimer, PA R+31
- Greenbush, VA R+3
- Hathaway, LA R+38
- Denver, GA R+73
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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.