Farelly Lake leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Farelly Lake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Farelly Lake, ~15% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Farelly Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Farelly Lake leans more Republican than 12 of 38 neighbors.
Farelly Lake runs about 15 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Farelly Lake. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+60), a spread of about 72 points.
Why Farelly Lake 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 Farelly Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Farelly Lake hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Farelly Lake sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 94% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Farelly Lake, AR sits in the bottom tenth 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 Farelly Lake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Farelly Lake is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Farelly Lake rent, above 93% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Farelly Lake report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Meroney, AR R+14
- Reydell, AR R+46
- Gould, AR D+9
- Gillett, AR R+53
- Grady, AR R+5
- Pendleton, AR R+52
- Reedville, AR R+65
- Tamo, AR R+34
- Moscow, AR R+46
- Lodge Corner, AR R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Salt Creek, CO R+8
- Glenrio, TX R+73
- Bear Dance, MT R+16
- French Woods, NY R+39
- Tenney, MN R+53
- Princeton, AR R+10
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.