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1876–2024
Arkadelphia, AR·Arkansas

Arkadelphia, AR moved 6 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AR
LatestR+20in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population21,1252024 ACS

Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
21,1252024 5-year
Median household income
$52,0342024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
69.5%2024 5-year
Black
23.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+21 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Arkadelphia, AR
TrumpR+20
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican59.1%4,526
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.6%2,959
OtherAll other candidates2.2%172
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −20.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2008−20.5%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+17.1%
1896+38.1%
1900+22.6%
1904−0.6%
1908+8.6%
1912+39.1%
1916+48.9%
1920+19.1%
1924+38.7%
1928+33.0%
1932+88.2%
1936+81.8%
1940+72.9%
1944+51.3%
1948+54.5%
1952+27.6%
1956+17.3%
1960+38.1%
1964+37.2%
1968+15.3%
1972−20.6%
1976+56.9%
1980+36.9%
1984+5.1%
1988+15.8%
1992+37.7%
1996+39.0%
2000+10.3%
2004+9.2%
2008−3.7%
2012−6.3%
2016−9.5%
2020−14.0%
2024−20.5%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−20.5%
2,9594,5267,657
R
−14.0%
3,4384,6168,395
R
−9.5%
3,6204,4048,220
R
−6.3%
3,8114,3438,409
R
−3.7%
4,2674,6089,094
D
+9.2%
4,9904,1449,211
D
+10.3%
4,6613,7768,626
D
+39.0%
5,2812,1128,122
D
+37.7%
5,7672,4038,922
D
+15.8%
4,6753,3898,130
D
+5.1%
4,6384,1858,853
D
+36.9%
6,1222,7439,153
D
+56.9%
6,6411,8168,479
R
−20.6%
2,7414,1736,960
O
+15.3%
2,7331,6427,151
D
+37.2%
4,1271,8846,037
D
+38.1%
3,2951,3575,083
D
+17.3%
2,8091,9734,840
D
+27.6%
2,9631,6794,647
D
+54.5%
1,7503832,509
D
+51.3%
1,9816372,621
D
+72.9%
2,0083112,327
D
+81.8%
1,9621932,163
D
+88.2%
3,0371833,235
D
+33.0%
1,8179132,736
D
+38.7%
1,2234831,910
D
+19.1%
1,5071,0202,546
D
+48.9%
1,9756782,653
D
+39.1%
1,0513761,726
D
+8.6%
1,2061,0072,316
R
−0.6%
7227321,636
D
+22.6%
1,2327532,119
D
+38.1%
1,9108332,825
O
+17.1%
1,4047753,674
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.8%
American
10.0%
Irish
7.3%
German
6.8%
Scottish
2.3%
Italian
1.1%
French
1.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 32.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.9%
2.4%
75–84
3.0%
4.5%
65–74
5.1%
5.3%
55–64
5.8%
4.7%
45–54
5.0%
4.3%
35–44
5.6%
6.0%
25–34
5.4%
10.0%
18–24
11.3%
7.6%
5–17
7.3%
2.3%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,034
Arkadelphia, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Arkadelphia, AR$52,034
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.2%
Working age (18–64)20.8%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
49.7%
Other Christian
14.8%
Methodist
7.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 21.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Arkadelphia, AR sits in the Mid-South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-eight points in 1932 and a Republican high of twenty-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.

A population of 21,125, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,034 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 20.5 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,657 votes cast, 2,959 went Democratic and 4,526 went Republican.
What is Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 7 times, and other 2 times.
When did Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas?
Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas has a population of 21,125 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas is $52,034 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.