Rio Vista is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Rio Vista typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rio Vista, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rio Vista compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rio Vista leans more Republican than 37 of 64 neighbors.
Rio Vista runs about 41 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Rio Vista 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 Rio Vista, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Rio Vista live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rio Vista, 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 Rio Vista looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rio Vista 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 48%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Rio Vista rent, above 93% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Rio Vista report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Worden, AR R+71
- Liberty Valley, AR R+70
- Russell, AR R+71
- Augusta, AR R+18
- New Augusta, AR R+53
- Bald Knob, AR R+65
- Twentythree, AR R+68
- Enright, AR R+64
- West Point, AR R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lightburn, WV R+62
- Trujillo, NM R+33
- Pine Coupee, LA R+76
- Ellisville, IN R+41
- Standish, NY R+28
- Boyes, MT R+79
- Maple Hill, IA R+53
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.