Fourche is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Fourche typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fourche, ~13% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fourche compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fourche leans more Republican than 20 of 52 neighbors.
Fourche runs about 26 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Fourche 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 Fourche, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Fourche drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Fourche are family households, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Fourche, AR sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Fourche looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Fourche have more than one occupant per room, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bigelow, AR R+58
- New Dixie, AR R+58
- Houston, AR R+59
- Wye, AR R+50
- Little Italy, AR R+47
- Perry, AR R+66
- Mayflower, AR R+50
- Oppelo, AR R+67
- Perryville, AR R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wolfs Corner, PA R+56
- Hubbard Junction, VA R+71
- Oakwood, NY R+20
- Oakley, MS R+35
- Majenica, IN R+60
- Wied, TX R+76
- Richards, MO R+66
- Oswayo, PA R+62
- Lecontes Mills, PA R+65
- Lake Lafayette, MO R+61
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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.