Red Fork leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 33% of adults in Red Fork typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Fork, ~9% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Fork compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Fork leans more Republican than 28 of 38 neighbors.
Red Fork runs about 15 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Red Fork. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Red Fork 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 Red Fork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Red Fork live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Red Fork, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Red Fork looks the way it does
Turnout in Red Fork 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
- Yancopin, AR R+40
- Pendleton, AR R+52
- Watson, AR R+33
- Back Gate, AR R+49
- Tichnor, AR R+60
- Gillett, AR R+53
- Mitchellville, AR D+49
- Dumas, AR D+3
- Pickens, AR R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Joy, WV R+71
- Essex Junction, VT D+10
- Woodlake, KY R+34
- Chapel Hill, AL D+13
- Grangeville, LA R+40
- Nortonville, NJ R+28
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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.