Gray Rock is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Gray Rock typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gray Rock, ~9% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gray Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gray Rock leans more Republican than 21 of 62 neighbors.
Gray Rock runs about 33 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Gray Rock 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 Gray Rock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Gray Rock hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Gray Rock sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Gray Rock are family households, above 83% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Gray Rock, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Gray Rock looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 9% of homes in Gray Rock have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Paris, AR R+57
- Roseville, AR R+64
- Driggs, AR R+69
- Denning, AR R+60
- Etna, AR R+70
- Subiaco, AR R+62
- Coal Hill, AR R+63
- Caulksville, AR R+54
- Corley, AR R+64
- Ratcliff, AR R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hockley, VA R+44
- Stonington, MI R+31
- Stirum, ND R+56
- Whiteway, TX R+76
- Elsmere, NE R+83
- Maple Grove, ME R+30
- Lockhart, MN R+38
- White Rock, NM D+11
- Dalark, AR R+14
- Queenstown, PA 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.