Fordair is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Fordair typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fordair, ~13% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fordair compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fordair leans more Republican than 8 of 17 neighbors.
Fordair runs about 71 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Fordair is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Fordair 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 Fordair, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Fordair live in densely developed areas, about 37 points below the Washington average of 41%. Fordair runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Fordair, WA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Fordair looks the way it does
Turnout in Fordair sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coulee City, WA R+42
- Hartline, WA R+53
- Mold, WA R+56
- St. Andrews, WA R+57
- Almira, WA R+60
- Stratford, WA R+61
- Adrian, WA R+49
- Wilson Creek, WA R+71
- Electric City, WA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Warm Springs, NV R+53
- Ramah, LA R+63
- Quaid, LA R+73
- Summers, WV R+69
- Bourbon, MS R+23
- Lantz, WV R+65
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Washington 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.