Halley is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Halley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Halley, ~7% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Halley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Halley leans more Republican than 37 of 40 neighbors.
Halley runs about 35 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Halley. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Halley 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 Halley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Halley live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Halley sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 78% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Halley are family households, above 78% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Halley, AR sits in the bottom tenth 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 Halley looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Halley 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 39%, about 12 points below the Arkansas average of 51%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Halley report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Halley Junction, AR R+29
- Bellaire, AR R+57
- McGehee, AR R+6
- Arkansas City, AR R+34
- Dermott, AR D+33
- McArthur, AR R+48
- Macon Lake, AR R+48
- Reed, AR R+23
- Luna, AR R+66
- Montrose, AR R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Georgeville, MO R+62
- Yolyn, WV R+72
- Wicksville, SD R+79
- Roberts Landing, MI R+39
- President, PA R+49
- Prichard, MS D+9
- Porterville, LA R+67
- Mount Leonard, MO R+66
- DePew, IA R+55
- Trumbull Corners, NY Even
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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.