Gravelly is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Gravelly typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gravelly, ~5% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gravelly compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gravelly leans more Republican than 24 of 38 neighbors.
Gravelly runs about 41 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Gravelly 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 Gravelly, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Gravelly live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Gravelly, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gravelly looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gravelly 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 48%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Gravelly report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bluffton, AR R+71
- Blue Ball, AR R+71
- Harvey, AR R+73
- Union Hill, AR R+72
- Briggsville, AR R+71
- Sugar Grove, AR R+72
- Blue Mountain, AR R+72
- Y City, AR R+65
- Waveland, AR R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Koliganek, AK D+27
- Mount Ephraim, OH R+62
- South Bend, TX R+82
- Midway, SD R+54
- Thomasboro, GA R+43
- Helena, TX R+42
- Milan, KS R+66
- Nicholsville, AL R+50
- South Onondaga, NY R+16
- Willard, CO R+76
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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.