Hicks leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Hicks typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hicks, ~33% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hicks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hicks leans more Democratic than 38 of 46 neighbors.
Hicks runs about 46 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole. Arkansas leans Republican overall, while Hicks is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hicks. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+17) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Hicks 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 Hicks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 79% of residents in Hicks are Black or African American, about 67 points above the Arkansas average of 11%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 56% of adults in Hicks have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Hicks runs against the grain of Arkansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hicks, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Hicks looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hicks 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 45%, about 7 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Hicks report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Hicks have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marvell, AR Even
- Postelle, AR D+4
- Trenton, AR D+17
- Vineyard, AR D+10
- Kingtown, AR Even
- Turner, AR R+34
- Poplar Grove, AR R+20
- Watkins Corner, AR R+36
- Spring Creek, AR R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alzada, MT R+80
- Sterling, ID R+72
- Stanley, PA R+63
- Julia, WV R+61
- Stow Creek Landing, NJ R+44
- Chestnutridge, MO R+59
- Stier, PA R+38
- Kearsarge, MI R+16
- Calder, ID R+41
- Snow Creek, CA Even
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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.