Rocky is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Rocky typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rocky, ~9% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rocky compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rocky leans more Republican than 11 of 33 neighbors.
Rocky runs about 36 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Rocky 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 Rocky, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Rocky live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Rocky fits that profile on both counts.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rocky, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Rocky looks the way it does
Turnout in Rocky sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mountain Fork, AR R+67
- Potter Junction, AR R+66
- Hatfield, AR R+64
- Eagleton, AR R+68
- Mena, AR R+60
- Dallas, AR R+64
- Black Fork, AR R+77
- Cove, AR R+70
- Ink, AR R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Starr, PA R+50
- Lee, IN R+56
- Montevideo, GA R+30
- Lamington, NJ R+13
- Thornton, NY R+46
- Lake City, MS R+30
- East Lake Francis Shores, MN R+39
- Elamton, KY R+68
- Eldora, NJ R+44
- Monica, KY R+73
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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.