Moreland is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Moreland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moreland, ~8% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moreland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moreland is the most Republican-leaning.
Moreland runs about 43 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Moreland 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 Moreland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Moreland 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; Moreland, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Moreland looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Moreland 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 20% of adults in Moreland report food insecurity, above 80% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Moreland have completed high school, below 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Scottsville, AR R+69
- Atkins, AR R+65
- Dover, AR R+65
- Worthen, AR R+62
- Old Hickory, AR R+63
- Jerusalem, AR R+60
- Russellville, AR R+35
- Pottsville, AR R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Speonk, NY R+4
- Pine Springs, MN D+4
- Danwood, SC R+23
- Pesotum, IL R+39
- Coxey, AL R+72
- Brunswick, MI R+38
- Overgaard, AZ R+49
- Millwood, KY R+67
- Crossroads, MS R+24
- Crosland, GA R+65
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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.