Horatio is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Horatio typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Horatio, ~8% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Horatio compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Horatio leans more Republican than 15 of 46 neighbors.
Horatio runs about 35 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Horatio 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 Horatio, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Horatio hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Horatio, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Horatio looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Horatio 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 47%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Horatio report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Horatio have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Neal Springs, AR R+64
- Walnut Springs, AR R+73
- Williamson, AR R+74
- Process City, AR R+64
- Stringtown, AR R+72
- Winthrop, AR R+73
- Geneva, AR R+72
- DeQueen, AR R+36
- Chapel Hill, AR R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moenkopi, AZ D+57
- Kinsley, KS R+55
- Wilton, MN R+36
- Sutallee, GA R+61
- Cowen, WV R+69
- Hill City, KS R+62
- Woodboro, WI R+25
- Hinton, IA R+51
- Princeton, MO R+69
- Fayette, IA R+29
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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.