Shady Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Shady Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shady Grove, ~7% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shady Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shady Grove leans more Republican than 55 of 60 neighbors.
Shady Grove runs about 43 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Shady Grove. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Shady Grove 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 Shady Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Shady Grove drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Shady Grove fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Shady Grove are family households, above 78% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Shady Grove, AR sits in the bottom quarter 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 Shady Grove looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Shady Grove is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stacy, AR R+54
- Promised Land, AR R+72
- Bay, AR R+64
- Hergett, AR R+59
- Trumann, AR R+51
- Maple Grove, AR R+62
- Elm Grove, AR R+65
- Tulot, AR R+56
- Whitaker, AR R+73
- Lunsford, AR R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Union Hill, AL R+82
- Pottersville, VT R+9
- Union Valley, OK R+61
- Peeled Chestnut, TN R+64
- Woodrow, KY R+64
- Bascom, GA R+25
- Wendover, KY R+71
- Roby, MO R+71
- Mount Vernon, MI R+50
- Orion, WI R+27
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.