Gamaliel is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Gamaliel typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gamaliel, ~13% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gamaliel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gamaliel leans more Republican than 6 of 61 neighbors.
Gamaliel runs about 27 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Gamaliel 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 Gamaliel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Gamaliel sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the Arkansas average of 77%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Gamaliel are family households, above 77% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Gamaliel, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Gamaliel looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gamaliel is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 13% of homes in Gamaliel have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in Gamaliel have completed high school, below 72% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Udall, MO R+67
- Bakersfield, MO R+71
- Howards Ridge, MO R+67
- Elizabeth, AR R+61
- Mountain Home, AR R+47
- Briarcliff, AR R+56
- Tecumseh, MO R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Parkland, OK R+69
- Pottersville, NJ R+10
- Prairie Home, MO R+60
- Mulberry, TN R+73
- Rocky Grove, TN R+69
- Rome Center, MI R+47
- Dublin, NC R+38
- Cinebar, WA R+43
- Murray Town, NC R+27
- Falcon Heights, OR R+55
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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.