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1876–2024
Blytheville, AR·Arkansas

Blytheville, AR moved 9 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Mississippi Delta city where manufacturing decline reshaped the electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AR
LatestR+32in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population39,1262024 ACS

Blytheville, AR, Arkansas: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+32%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+32MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
39,1262024 5-year
Median household income
$52,5482024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
56.8%2024 5-year
Black
34.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+88 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Blytheville, AR
TrumpR+32
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican65.0%6,963
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.3%3,574
OtherAll other candidates1.7%180
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: −31.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2008−31.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+19.4%
1896+65.7%
1900+22.0%
1904+24.4%
1908−10.5%
1912+38.8%
1916+49.9%
1920+25.5%
1924+47.2%
1928+53.9%
1932+87.2%
1936+88.1%
1940+78.8%
1944+50.5%
1948+47.2%
1952+20.6%
1956+19.7%
1960+1.5%
1964+16.5%
1968+4.0%
1972−50.5%
1976+26.2%
1980+10.6%
1984−14.8%
1988−7.3%
1992+33.5%
1996+32.8%
2000+15.2%
2004+10.4%
2008−2.2%
2012−1.0%
2016−10.8%
2020−22.2%
2024−31.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−31.6%
3,5746,96310,717
R
−22.2%
4,5587,29612,342
R
−10.8%
5,6707,06112,912
R
−1.0%
6,4676,60313,375
R
−2.2%
6,6676,97614,010
D
+10.4%
7,5936,12114,153
D
+15.2%
7,1075,19912,586
D
+32.8%
8,3013,91913,347
D
+33.5%
10,0464,69715,962
R
−7.3%
6,7597,84114,888
R
−14.8%
7,54810,18017,766
D
+10.6%
8,9087,17016,417
D
+26.2%
10,2926,00916,328
R
−50.5%
3,54410,93114,627
O
+4.0%
4,9934,36915,509
D
+16.5%
8,6786,21314,911
D
+1.5%
5,1384,98310,585
D
+19.7%
6,4284,26910,955
D
+20.6%
6,9684,58611,567
D
+47.2%
3,7637716,335
D
+50.5%
3,9381,2925,235
D
+78.8%
5,2576165,891
D
+88.1%
4,8353035,147
D
+87.2%
5,7763646,203
D
+53.9%
4,4511,3245,799
D
+47.2%
2,0397032,828
D
+25.5%
1,8091,0502,980
D
+49.9%
1,2494171,666
D
+38.8%
7672631,300
R
−10.5%
9301,1672,263
D
+24.4%
6894171,115
D
+22.0%
591378969
D
+65.7%
815168985
D
+19.4%
7775251,302
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
8.5%
Irish
7.4%
English
6.2%
German
4.6%
Scottish
0.7%
French
0.6%
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: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.3%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.3%
4.6%
65–74
5.2%
6.3%
55–64
6.7%
5.4%
45–54
6.1%
6.0%
35–44
7.1%
6.6%
25–34
5.9%
4.7%
18–24
4.0%
10.1%
5–17
8.9%
3.5%
<5
3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,548
Blytheville, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Blytheville, AR$52,548
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
21.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.0%
Working age (18–64)19.5%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
47.5%
Other Christian
14.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.2%
Methodist
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 26.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Once anchored by Eaker Air Force Base, Blytheville's economy shifted sharply after the 1991 base closure, accelerating population loss and leaving a majority-Black city in one of Arkansas's most economically distressed corners.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-eight points in 1936 and a Republican high of fifty-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.

A population of 39,126, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,548 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Blytheville, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Blytheville, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 31.6 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,717 votes cast, 3,574 went Democratic and 6,963 went Republican.
What is Blytheville, AR, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Blytheville, AR, Arkansas in the "Black Belt" 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 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did Blytheville, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Blytheville, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Blytheville, AR, Arkansas?
Blytheville, AR, Arkansas has a population of 39,126 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Blytheville, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Blytheville, AR, Arkansas is $52,548 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Blytheville, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Blytheville, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.