Rea Valley is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Rea Valley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rea Valley, ~10% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rea Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rea Valley leans more Republican than 32 of 55 neighbors.
Rea Valley runs about 33 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Rea Valley 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 Rea Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Rea Valley, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Rea Valley sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 84% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Rea Valley, 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 Rea Valley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rea Valley is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 56%, below 71% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hand Valley, AR R+63
- Flippin, AR R+60
- Cotter, AR R+58
- Ralph, AR R+63
- Buffalo City, AR R+63
- Gassville, AR R+62
- Summit, AR R+61
- Yellville, AR R+57
- Bull Shoals, AR R+44
- Lakeview, AR R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kneeland, CA D+37
- White City, FL R+71
- Lakefield, WI R+13
- Keomah Village, IA R+53
- Jerrys Run, WV R+62
- Halsted, TX R+67
- Brandt, SD R+55
- Piney Grove, NC R+18
- Fair Oaks, TX R+73
- Harlem Springs, OH R+63
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.