Gravelridge is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Gravelridge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gravelridge, ~16% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gravelridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gravelridge leans more Republican than 8 of 32 neighbors.
Gravelridge runs about 20 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gravelridge. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Gravelridge 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 Gravelridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Gravelridge hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 18%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Gravelridge, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Gravelridge looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gravelridge 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Banks, AR R+42
- Lanark, AR R+48
- Tinsman, AR R+59
- Farmville, AR R+42
- McKinney, AR R+27
- Harrell, AR R+59
- Warren, AR R+23
- New Edinburg, AR R+63
- Orlando, AR R+54
- Woodberry, AR R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Estelville, NJ R+42
- Esty, WV R+63
- Stuart Place, TX R+14
- Stuyvesant Falls, NY R+12
- Eloise, TX R+70
- Grafton, KS R+75
- Southwick, ID R+65
- Tiptop, KY R+71
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.