Half Moon is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Half Moon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Half Moon, ~7% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Half Moon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Half Moon leans more Republican than 51 of 75 neighbors.
Half Moon runs about 41 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Half Moon 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 Half Moon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Half Moon hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 18%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Half Moon sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 75% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Half Moon are family households, above 98% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Half Moon, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Half Moon looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 33% of households in Half Moon rent, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
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- Cravens, AR R+69
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- Silver Bay, NY R+14
- Wales Hollow, NY R+36
- Mimms, MS R+28
- Raynham, NC R+31
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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.