Old Hickory is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Old Hickory typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Old Hickory, ~11% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Old Hickory compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Old Hickory leans more Republican than 27 of 62 neighbors.
Old Hickory runs about 32 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Old Hickory. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Old Hickory 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 Old Hickory, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Old Hickory drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Old Hickory fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Old Hickory are family households, above 83% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Old Hickory, 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 Old Hickory looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Old Hickory 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 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hattieville, AR R+62
- Happy Bend, AR R+55
- Economy, AR R+72
- Robertsville, AR R+60
- Jerusalem, AR R+60
- Kenwood, AR R+65
- Atkins, AR R+65
- Hickory Hill, AR R+56
- Solgohachia, AR R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allendorf, IA R+65
- Templeton, IN R+56
- Unaka Springs, TN R+69
- Tenmile, WV R+70
- Hedville, KS R+62
- Hord, IL R+71
- Hays Mill, AL R+69
- Fort Henry, MO R+65
- Monument, PA R+58
- Poplar Plains, KY R+61
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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.