Ola is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Ola typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ola, ~6% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ola leans more Republican than 42 of 43 neighbors.
Ola runs about 42 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Ola 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 Ola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Ola hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Ola drive to work alone, above 82% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ola, 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 Ola looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ola 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 44%, about 7 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 41% of households in Ola rent, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Ola report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Danville, AR R+59
- Steve, AR R+68
- Casa, AR R+71
- North Dardanelle, AR R+64
- Mosley, AR R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Jackson Center, OH R+71
- Nicholson, MS R+76
- Grove City, MN R+54
- Gordonsville, TN R+64
- Darlington, IN R+57
- Quitman, LA R+60
- Sanborn, IA R+58
- East Gull Lake, MN R+34
- Stewartsville, MO R+55
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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.