Western Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Western Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Western Grove, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Western Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Western Grove leans more Republican than 44 of 60 neighbors.
Western Grove runs about 37 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Western 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 Western Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Western Grove, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Western Grove sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Western Grove are family households, above 77% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Western Grove, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Western Grove looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 80% of adults in Western Grove have completed high school, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Yardelle, AR R+67
- Everton, AR R+68
- Pindall, AR R+70
- Olvey, AR R+69
- Hasty, AR R+70
- Bellefonte, AR R+67
- Verona, AR R+64
- Valley Springs, AR R+65
- Marble Falls, AR R+58
- Pruitt, AR R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Springdale, MS R+57
- Leatherwood, VA R+34
- Stetson, ME R+41
- Davisville, TX R+58
- Berkey, OH R+36
- Mount Vision, NY R+25
- Weippe, ID R+68
- Hickory Corners, WI R+45
- Lovingston, VA R+28
- Palermo, ME R+23
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.