Gravel Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Gravel Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gravel Hill, ~7% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gravel Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gravel Hill leans more Republican than 47 of 62 neighbors.
Gravel Hill runs about 37 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Gravel Hill 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 Gravel Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Gravel Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Gravel Hill sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 83% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gravel Hill, AR sits in the bottom tenth 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 Gravel Hill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gravel Hill 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Gravel Hill rent, above 83% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Gravel Hill report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pleasant Grove, AR R+69
- Scotland, AR R+69
- Cleveland, AR R+63
- Lick Mountain, AR R+64
- Formosa, AR R+66
- Center Ridge, AR R+62
- Culpeper, AR R+69
- Jerusalem, AR R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Meekers Grove, WI R+39
- Oakridge, MN R+36
- San Buenaventura, CA D+16
- Midkiff, WV R+69
- Fort Chiswell, VA R+55
- Kilmanagh, MI R+53
- Telegraph, TX R+75
- Andover, SD R+42
- Crains Mills, NY R+40
- North Newcastle, ME R+8
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.