Rocky Mound is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Rocky Mound typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rocky Mound, ~14% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rocky Mound compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rocky Mound leans more Republican than 26 of 48 neighbors.
Rocky Mound runs about 21 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rocky Mound. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 70 points.
Why Rocky Mound 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 Mound, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Rocky Mound drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rocky Mound, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Rocky Mound looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rocky Mound is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Rocky Mound report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lewisville, AR R+23
- Stamps, AR Even
- Garland, AR R+52
- McKamie, AR R+48
- Buckner, AR R+60
- Garland City, AR R+70
- Patmos, AR R+70
- Canfield, AR R+50
- Falcon, AR R+65
- Shiloh, AR R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Outing, MN R+36
- Larsmont, MN R+9
- Cold Spring, NJ R+21
- Camp Ground, IL R+60
- Portland, AR R+31
- Breckenridge, MO R+66
- Whittle, VA R+42
- Carmen, ID R+64
- Banco, VA R+37
- Fossil, OR R+50
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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.