Hickory Plains is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Hickory Plains typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hickory Plains, ~9% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hickory Plains compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hickory Plains leans more Republican than 35 of 45 neighbors.
Hickory Plains runs about 42 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hickory Plains. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Hickory Plains 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 Hickory Plains, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Hickory Plains drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Hickory Plains, AR sits below the national average on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hickory Plains looks the way it does
Turnout in Hickory Plains sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hazen, AR R+55
- Screeton, AR R+72
- Mesa, AR R+76
- DeValls Bluff, AR R+46
- Fredonia, AR R+54
- Carlisle, AR R+64
- Biscoe, AR R+59
- Tollville, AR R+78
- Hayley, AR R+75
- Des Arc, AR R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sespe, CA R+8
- Molino, MO R+65
- Ludlowville, NY D+11
- Jet, OK R+73
- Shelby, SD R+24
- Bouton, IA R+35
- Lena, SC D+36
- Grogan, MO R+69
- Fiatt, IL R+41
- Hadensville, KY R+50
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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.