Gravesville is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Gravesville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gravesville, ~8% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gravesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gravesville leans more Republican than 57 of 62 neighbors.
Gravesville runs about 41 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gravesville. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Gravesville 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 Gravesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Gravesville drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Gravesville sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 85% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Gravesville are family households, above 95% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gravesville, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Gravesville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gravesville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Damascus, AR R+66
- Guy, AR R+65
- Southside, AR R+68
- Bee Branch, AR R+69
- Fairbanks, AR R+70
- Whipple, AR R+69
- Morganton, AR R+67
- Enders, AR R+72
- Twin Groves, AR R+56
- Martinville, AR R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hull, FL R+65
- Williams Mountain, WV R+67
- Heizer, KS R+65
- Ruskin, NE R+66
- Husband, PA R+49
- Roque Bluffs, ME R+31
- St. Jacques, MI R+32
- Sand Hill, AR R+80
- Daytonville, NY R+43
- Macon, NE 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.