Fordyce leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Fordyce typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fordyce, ~32% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fordyce compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fordyce leans more Republican than 1 of 37 neighbors.
Fordyce runs about 24 points more Democratic than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fordyce. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+46), a spread of about 86 points.
Why Fordyce 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 Fordyce, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Fordyce drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Fordyce sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fordyce, 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 Fordyce looks the way it does
Turnout in Fordyce sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thornton, AR R+58
- Kingsland, AR R+62
- Ramsey, AR R+64
- Ivan, AR R+65
- Saline, AR R+70
- New Edinburg, AR R+63
- Tinsman, AR R+59
- Bearden, AR R+24
- Toledo, AR R+55
- Tulip, AR R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Highland Lake, NJ R+17
- Centreville, IL D+84
- Burnettown, SC R+33
- Jacksonville, OR R+6
- Great Falls, SC R+33
- Marietta, OK R+57
- Oak Grove, LA R+73
- Paxton, MA D+12
- Prudenville, MI R+27
- Farley, KY R+41
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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.