Shelbyville is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Shelbyville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shelbyville, ~10% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shelbyville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shelbyville leans more Republican than 36 of 59 neighbors.
Shelbyville runs about 38 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Shelbyville 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 Shelbyville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Shelbyville sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the Arkansas average of 77%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Shelbyville are family households, above 90% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Shelbyville, 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 Shelbyville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Shelbyville 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
- Strawberry, AR R+74
- Poughkeepsie, AR R+69
- Saffell, AR R+75
- Cave City, AR R+65
- Walnut Grove, AR R+70
- Smithville, AR R+72
- Hickory Valley, AR R+69
- Lynn, AR R+73
- Cord, AR R+72
- Charlotte, AR R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aladdin, WY R+80
- Parkerton, WY R+67
- Berwind, WV R+65
- Berne, MI R+49
- Osborne Creek, MS R+83
- Ora, IN R+50
- Oilton, TX R+27
- North Norwich, NY R+45
- Farwell, NE R+69
- Belgrade, NE R+69
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.