Moro Bay is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Moro Bay typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moro Bay, ~10% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moro Bay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moro Bay leans more Republican than 26 of 40 neighbors.
Moro Bay runs about 29 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Moro Bay 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 Moro Bay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Moro Bay live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Moro Bay, AR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Moro Bay looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Moro Bay 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Moro Bay report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New London, AR R+59
- Jersey, AR R+57
- Sandy Bend, AR R+55
- Ritchie, AR R+69
- Strong, AR R+14
- Calion, AR R+62
- Payne, AR R+42
- Ingalls, AR R+59
- Old Union, AR R+69
- Vick, AR R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moscow, MD R+61
- Alfordsville, IN R+70
- Hunt, ID R+72
- Monie, MD R+49
- Swanders, OH R+56
- Pleasure Valley, IN R+61
- Voss, ND R+56
- Cedar Island, NC R+54
- Centerville, IL R+70
- Chuathbaluk, AK D+29
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.