Green Forest leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Green Forest typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Green Forest, ~17% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Green Forest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Green Forest is the least Republican-leaning.
Green Forest runs about 8 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Green Forest. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Green Forest 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 Green Forest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Green Forest hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Arkansas average of 18%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Green Forest, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Green Forest looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Green Forest is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 32% of households in Green Forest rent, compared to around 17% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Green Forest report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rule, AR R+63
- Carrollton, AR R+62
- Berryville, AR R+52
- Urbanette, AR R+62
- Alpena, AR R+65
- Oak Grove, AR R+67
- Metalton, AR R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Laie, HI D+28
- Bean Station, TN R+70
- Athol, ID R+65
- Old Bethpage, NY D+6
- Colby, KS R+63
- Marlboro, NY R+8
- Port Deposit, MD R+45
- DeSoto, KS R+21
- Rescue, CA R+23
- Zuni Pueblo, NM D+50
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.