Gillham is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Gillham typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gillham, ~8% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gillham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gillham leans more Republican than 15 of 35 neighbors.
Gillham runs about 39 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Gillham 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 Gillham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Gillham hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Gillham drive to work alone, above 85% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Gillham, AR sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Gillham looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gillham is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Gillham report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mineral, AR R+70
- Pullman, AR R+69
- Kellum, AR R+68
- Red Wing, AR R+72
- DeQueen, AR R+36
- Wickes, AR R+66
- Chapel Hill, AR R+68
- Process City, AR R+64
- Geneva, AR R+72
- Lebanon, AR R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chadwick, MO R+63
- Hollansburg, OH R+68
- Apolonia, TX R+70
- Rattle Run, MI R+51
- Barrett, MN R+35
- Pitchin, OH R+48
- Vermont, IL R+55
- Mountain Peak, TX R+63
- Meally, KY R+66
- Pecan Acres, TX 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.