Floral is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Floral typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Floral, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Floral compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Floral leans more Republican than 38 of 61 neighbors.
Floral runs about 40 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Floral 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 Floral, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 89% of households in Floral are family households, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 67%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Floral fits that profile on both counts.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Floral, AR does.
Why turnout in Floral looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Floral own their home, about 14 points above the Arkansas average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Concord, AR R+69
- Locust Grove, AR R+69
- McHue, AR R+67
- Huff, AR R+73
- Sunnydale, AR R+75
- Desha, AR R+62
- McJester, AR R+70
- Salado, AR R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Atlantic Beach, NC R+31
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- Welshfield, OH R+52
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- Eldridge, CA D+44
- Claudville, VA R+63
- Mindoro, WI R+27
- Diamond Lake, WA R+32
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.