Nella is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Nella typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nella, ~6% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nella compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nella is the most Republican-leaning.
Nella runs about 49 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Nella 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 Nella, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Nella live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Nella are family households, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Nella, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Nella looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 95% of adults in Nella have completed high school, above 73% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Boles, AR R+78
- Blansett, AR R+79
- Ink, AR R+63
- Eagleton, AR R+68
- Yocana, AR R+66
- Winfield, AR R+77
- Mena, AR R+60
- Bates, AR R+73
- Waldron, AR R+66
- Parks, AR R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Taft, CA R+19
- Amoy, OH R+57
- Spanglin, KY R+64
- Clover Lick, WV R+51
- Galen, MT R+42
- Gemmell, MN R+41
- West Hawley, MA D+11
- Kealia, HI D+17
- Tallant, OK R+65
- Sylvester, TX R+76
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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.