Fountain Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Fountain Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fountain Lake, ~18% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fountain Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fountain Lake leans more Republican than 14 of 45 neighbors.
Fountain Lake runs about 20 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Fountain 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 Fountain Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fountain Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 28%, well above the Arkansas average of 13%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fountain Lake, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fountain Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in Fountain Lake 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
- Hot Springs Village, AR R+45
- Lonsdale, AR R+56
- Owensville, AR R+64
- Euclid Heights, AR R+35
- Price, AR R+64
- Magnet Cove, AR R+68
- Lake Catherine, AR R+49
- Blakely, AR R+52
- Hot Springs, AR R+24
- Jones Mills, AR R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bowne Center, MI R+40
- Ullin, IL R+33
- Iverson, MN D+3
- Sage Hill, MO R+69
- St. Anthony, WI R+58
- Entlerville, PA R+58
- Smoketown, PA R+36
- Friedensburg, PA R+44
- Winameg, OH R+51
- Unionville, GA R+54
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.