Ogden leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Ogden typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ogden, ~19% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ogden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ogden leans more Republican than 14 of 48 neighbors.
Ogden runs about 6 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ogden. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 55 points.
Why Ogden 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 Ogden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Ogden live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ogden sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 89% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ogden, 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 Ogden looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ogden is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Ogden report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fomby, AR R+61
- Homan, AR R+51
- Ashdown, AR R+34
- Richmond, AR R+68
- Texarkana, AR R+13
- Red Lick, TX R+64
- Texarkana, TX R+17
- Nash, TX R+12
- Wilton, AR R+60
- Wake Village, TX R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kelly, SC R+37
- Sigurd, UT R+77
- Ransomville, NC R+56
- Letcher, SD R+60
- Wharncliffe, WV R+76
- Thomson, MN R+14
- Jeffrey, WV R+64
- Los Padillas, NM R+3
- Fredville, MO R+64
- Silver Lake, TN R+72
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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.